Anagrams of adrenocorticosteroid
Word adrenocorticosteroid has
3829 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of adrenocorticosteroid.
- deteriorations
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noun,
the act or process of deteriorating.
- corticosteroid
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noun,
any of a class of steroids, as aldosterone, hydrocortisone, or cortisone, occurring in nature, especially as a product of the adrenal cortex, or synthesized.
- notorieties
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noun,
the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known:
- disoriented
-
- dedications
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noun,
the act of dedicating.
- directorate
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noun,
the office of a director.
- Restoration
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noun,
the act of restoring; renewal, revival, or reestablishment.
- doctrinaire
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noun,
a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
- concertatos
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adjective, noun,
concertante.
- Cotoneaster
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noun,
any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Cotoneaster, of the rose family, having white or pink flowers and bearing a red or black, berrylike fruit, grown as an ornamental.
- interdicted
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- tetraiodide
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- decorticate
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verb (used with object),
to remove the bark, husk, or outer covering from.
- directories
-
- second-rate
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adjective,
of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like:
- corrections
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noun,
something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation.
- directrices
-
- retroaction
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noun,
action that is opposed or contrary to the preceding action.
- disaccredit
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- distraction
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noun,
the act of distracting.
- tricornered
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adjective,
having three corners; tricorn.
- disoccident
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- discordance
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- Serricornia
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- disentraced
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- intersticed
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- contradicts
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- oreodontoid
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- coordinates
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noun,
a person or thing of equal rank or importance; an equal.
- condottiere
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noun,
a leader of a private band of mercenary soldiers in Italy, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries.
- constrictor
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noun,
a snake that kills its prey by coiling tightly around it, causing suffocation.
- Irredentist
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a member of an Italian association that became prominent in 1878, advocating the redemption, or the incorporation into Italy, of certain neighboring regions (Italia irredenta) having a primarily Italian population.
- re-creation
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noun,
the act of creating anew.
- intertraded
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- isocrotonic
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- rodenticide
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rodents.
- decertation
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- certainties
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noun,
the state of being certain.
- coracosteon
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- criticaster
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- reindicated
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- considerate
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adjective,
showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.:
- recordation
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noun,
the act or process of recording:
- intertraced
-
- recontracts
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- endaortitis
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noun,
an inflammation of the innermost lining of the aorta.
- detractions
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noun,
the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.
- iterations
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- consociate
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adjective, noun, verb (used without object),
associate.
- contractor
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noun,
a person who contracts to furnish supplies or perform work at a certain price or rate.
- iridescent
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noun,
an iridescent cloth, material, or other substance:
- deodoriser
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- coordinate
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noun,
a person or thing of equal rank or importance; an equal.
- Discoideae
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- contradict
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verb (used with object),
to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- deodorants
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noun,
an agent for destroying odors.
- contraries
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noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- cancerroot
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noun,
any parasitic plant of the genus Orobanche, especially O. uniflora, of North America, having pale, leafless stalks bearing a single white or purplish flower.
- denitrated
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- disconcert
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verb (used with object),
to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle:
- consecrate
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adjective,
consecrated; sacred.
- desiccated
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adjective,
dehydrated or powdered:
- corianders
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noun,
Also called cilantro, Chinese parsley. an herb, Coriandrum sativum, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having strong-scented leaves used in cooking and aromatic seeds used as a seasoning and in medicine.
- interstice
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noun,
an intervening space.
- interstade
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noun,
a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period.
- concordats
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noun,
an agreement or compact, especially an official one.
- recitation
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noun,
an act of reciting.
- anecdotist
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noun,
a collector or teller of anecdotes.
- atrocities
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noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- concertato
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adjective, noun,
concertante.
- detonators
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noun,
a device, as a percussion cap, used to make another substance explode.
- coronaries
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noun,
Pathology. a heart attack, especially a coronary thrombosis.
- Directoire
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noun,
French History. directory (def 5).
- detraction
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noun,
the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.
- considered
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adjective,
thought about or decided upon with care:
- indiscrete
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adjective,
not discrete; not divided into parts.
- indiscreet
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adjective,
not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection:
- recreation
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noun,
refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
- restrained
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adjective,
characterized by restraint:
- restrainer
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noun,
a person or thing that restrains.
- correction
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noun,
something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation.
- rectorates
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noun,
the office, dignity, or term of a rector.
- reconsider
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verb (used with object),
to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action:
- Corrientes
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noun,
a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- cordierite
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noun,
a strongly dichroic blue mineral consisting of a silicate of magnesium, aluminum, and iron: common in metamorphic rocks.
- contracted
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noun,
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- stone-dead
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adjective,
undeniably dead; completely lifeless.
- cottonseed
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noun,
the seed of the cotton plant, yielding an oil.
- criterions
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- acroterion
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noun,
acroterium.
- decoration
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noun,
something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment:
- tertiaries
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Geology. the Tertiary Period or System.
- octonaries
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noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- Cistercian
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noun,
a member of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 at Citeaux, near Dijon, France, under the rule of St. Benedict.
- dodecanoic
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- dodecatoic
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- donatories
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noun,
a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
- Odontocete
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noun,
any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, as dolphins, killer whales, and sperm whales, characterized by an asymmetrical skull, a single blowhole, and rows of teeth, feeding primarily on fish, squid, and crustaceans.
- errantries
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noun,
conduct or performance like that of a knight-errant.
- districted
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- orientates
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- accredited
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adjective,
officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence:
- tenacities
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noun,
the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence:
- accidented
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- certiorari
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noun,
a writ issuing from a superior court calling up the record of a proceeding in an inferior court for review.
- deaconries
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noun,
the office of a deacon.
- ectocornea
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noun,
the outer layer of the cornea.
- sororicide
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noun,
a person who kills his or her sister.
- ordinaries
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noun,
the commonplace or average condition, degree, etc.:
- decorators
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noun,
interior designer.
- carotenoid
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noun,
any of a group of red and yellow pigments, chemically similar to carotene, contained in animal fat and some plants.
- retraction
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noun,
the act of retracting or the state of being retracted.
- coattended
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- tetriodide
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- dedication
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noun,
the act of dedicating.
- distortion
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noun,
an act or instance of distorting.
- distracted
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adjective,
having the attention diverted:
- road-test
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noun,
a check of an automobile's performance in actual operation on the road.
- teniacide
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noun,
taeniacide.
- reorients
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- re-record
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verb (used with object),
to record (something) another time.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- scattered
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noun,
the act of scattering.
- dotations
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noun,
an endowment.
- retirants
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noun,
retiree.
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- coactions
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- dietaries
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noun,
a regulated allowance of food.
- asiderite
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noun,
an iron-free meteorite consisting of friable material.
- iodinates
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- dietetics
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noun,
dietetics, (used with a singular verb) the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.
- toe-dance
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noun,
a dance performed on the tips of the toes.
- cicerones
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- retinites
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noun,
any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.
- Condorcet
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noun,
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat [ma-ree zhahn ahn-twan nee-kaw-lah ka-ree-ta] /maˈri ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈtwan ni kɔˈlɑ ka riˈta/ (Show IPA), Marquis de, 1743–94, French mathematician and philosopher.
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- sciaenoid
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noun,
a sciaenoid fish.
- doorstone
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noun,
a stone serving as the sill of a doorway.
- errancies
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- discredit
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noun,
loss or lack of belief or confidence; disbelief; distrust:
- contactor
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noun,
a mechanically operated switch for continuously establishing and interrupting an electric power circuit.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- irritants
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noun,
anything that irritates.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- rotations
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- irritates
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verb (used with object),
to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- dacoities
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noun,
(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.
- ideations
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- disorient
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lose one's way:
- irritated
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adjective,
angered, provoked, or annoyed.
- contracts
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noun,
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- edacities
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noun,
the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
- toreadors
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noun,
a bullfighter; torero.
- centroids
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- ternaries
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noun,
a group of three.
- constrict
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verb (used with object),
to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- cancroids
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noun,
Pathology. a form of cancer of the skin.
- enteritis
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of the intestines, especially the small intestine.
- irredenta
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noun,
a region that is under the political jurisdiction of one nation but is related to another by reason of cultural, historical, and ethnic ties.
- catteries
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noun,
a place where cats are kept and bred.
- tenorites
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- retortion
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noun,
the act of turning or bending back.
- dictation
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noun,
the act or manner of dictating for reproduction in writing.
- catenoids
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- contorted
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adjective,
twisted in a violent manner; distorted.
- arteritis
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noun,
inflammation of an artery.
- didactics
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adjective,
intended for instruction; instructive:
- concretes
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noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- toadstone
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noun,
any of various stones or stonelike objects, formerly supposed to have been formed in the head or body of a toad, worn as jewels or amulets.
- Concordia
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of harmony or peace.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- inerratic
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adjective,
not erratic or wandering; fixed:
- direction
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noun,
the act or an instance of directing.
- tetracids
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noun,
a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- codirects
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verb (used with object),
to direct (a movie or other performance) with another or others.
- ricercars
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noun,
Music. a chiefly polyphonic instrumental form of the 16th and 17th centuries closely resembling the vocal motet in structure and style.
- careerist
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noun,
a person who follows a career.
- ricercare
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noun,
ricercar.
- coincides
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verb (used without object),
to occupy the same place in space, the same point or period in time, or the same relative position:
- indicator
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noun,
a person or thing that indicates.
- indicates
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- dittanies
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noun,
a Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, of the mint family, having spikes of purple flowers and formerly believed to have medicinal qualities.
- retainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- conceited
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- coercions
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- cadencies
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noun,
cadence (defs 1–7).
- restraint
-
noun,
a restraining action or influence:
- coenosarc
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noun,
the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.
- retroacts
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verb (used without object),
to act in opposition; react.
- increaser
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noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- disaccord
-
- distraite
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adjective,
(of a woman) inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
- incorrect
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adjective,
not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong:
- coeditors
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noun,
a person who cooperates or collaborates as editor with another.
- carcinoid
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noun,
a small, yellowish amino-acid and peptide-secreting tumor usually found in the gastrointestinal tract and lung.
- distraint
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noun,
the act of distraining; a distress.
- doctorate
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noun,
Doctor of Philosophy (def 1).
- terrorist
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noun,
a person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.
- doorstead
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noun,
the structure of a doorway.
- retorsion
-
noun,
retaliation or reprisal by one state identical or similar to an act by an offending state, such as high tariffs or discriminating duties.
- tierceron
-
noun,
(in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- do-or-die
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adjective,
reflecting or characterized by an irrevocable decision to succeed at all costs; desperate; all-out:
- tectonics
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noun,
the science or art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction; the constructive arts in general.
- discreate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to nothing; annihilate.
- scorecard
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noun,
a card for keeping score of a sports contest and, especially in team sports, for identifying the players by name, number, and position.
- circinate
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adjective,
made round; ring-shaped.
- Escondido
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- Doncaster
-
noun,
a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- Idoteidae
-
- discorder
-
- intersect
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verb (used with object),
to cut or divide by passing through or across:
- sea-otter
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noun,
a marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of the shores of the northern Pacific, with a very valuable fur: now greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- carotenes
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- retarders
-
noun,
a person or thing that retards.
- retractor
-
noun,
a person or thing that retracts.
- esoterica
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plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- interdict
-
noun,
Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- concordat
-
noun,
an agreement or compact, especially an official one.
- seed-corn
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noun,
ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
- resonator
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noun,
anything that resonates.
- concertos
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- riddances
-
noun,
the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable.
- concerted
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- disrooted
-
- reiterant
-
adjective,
reiterating or repeating, especially to an intensified degree:
- arriccios
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) a second coat of plaster, somewhat finer than the first coat, applied over the entire surface and on which the drawing for the fresco is done.
- reinstate
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verb (used with object),
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state:
- coroneted
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adjective,
wearing or entitled to wear a coronet.
- corrosion
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noun,
the act or process of corroding; condition of being corroded.
- corrodies
-
noun,
Old English Law. corody.
- corroders
-
- odontoids
-
- criterion
-
noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- corrasion
-
noun,
the mechanical erosion of soil and rock by the abrasive action of particles set in motion by running water, wind, glacial ice, and gravity.
- crocoites
-
noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- serration
-
noun,
serrated condition or form.
- decanters
-
noun,
a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
- corotates
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verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- croisette
-
noun,
crossette.
- tradition
-
noun,
the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice:
- coronitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- detainers
-
noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- desiccant
-
noun,
a desiccant substance or agent.
- accretion
-
noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- accredits
-
verb (used with object),
to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with):
- detection
-
noun,
the act of detecting.
- Oceanside
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- tractions
-
noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- decadents
-
noun,
a person who is decadent.
- orientate
-
verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- one-acter
-
noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- nectaries
-
noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- accordion
-
noun,
Also called piano accordion. a portable wind instrument having a large bellows for forcing air through small metal reeds, a keyboard for the right hand, and buttons for sounding single bass notes or chords for the left hand.
- cornetist
-
noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- anecdotic
-
adjective,
anecdotal.
- accidents
-
noun,
an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap:
- traceries
-
noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- desiccate
-
verb (used with object),
to dry thoroughly; dry up.
- desertion
-
noun,
the act of deserting or the state of being deserted.
- recondite
-
adjective,
dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter:
- dendritic
-
adjective,
formed or marked like a dendrite.
- creodonts
-
noun,
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
- occidents
-
noun,
the Occident.
the West; the countries of Europe and America.
Western Hemisphere.
- tricrotic
-
adjective,
having three arterial beats for one heartbeat, as certain pulses.
- dedicates
-
adjective,
dedicated.
- actinides
-
noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- addiction
-
noun,
the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.
- Crescendo
-
noun,
Music.
a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force.
a musical passage characterized by such an increase.
the performance of a crescendo passage:
- tricotine
-
noun,
cavalry twill.
- creations
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- decorator
-
noun,
interior designer.
- creatines
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- radioiron
-
noun,
the radioactive isotope of iron, with atomic weight 59 and a half-life of 46 days: used chiefly as a tracer in biochemistry.
- decorates
-
verb (used with object),
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
- Dendrites
-
noun,
Petrology, Mineralogy.
a branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, found on or in certain stones or minerals due to the presence of a foreign material.
any arborescent crystalline growth.
- acridines
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- corticate
-
adjective,
having a cortex.
- denitrate
-
verb (used with object),
Chemistry. to free from nitric acid or nitrates; remove oxides of nitrogen from.
- cricetids
-
noun,
any of a diverse group of scampering, digging, or jumping rodents of the family Cricetidae, including the gerbils, hamsters, field mice, deer mice, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and several wood and field rats.
- cottonade
-
noun,
a heavy, coarse fabric made of cotton or mixed fibers and often resembling wool, used in the manufacture of work clothes.
- dentaries
-
noun,
one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
- Decorated
-
adjective,
(often initial capital letter) of pertaining to, or characteristic of the English gothic architecture of the late 13th through the late 14th centuries, characterized by curvilinear tracery, elaborate ornamental sculpture and vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.
- deodorant
-
noun,
an agent for destroying odors.
- deodorise
-
- octoroons
-
noun,
a person having one-eighth black ancestry, with one black great-grandparent; the offspring of a quadroon and a white person.
- raticides
-
noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- tres-tine
-
noun,
royal antler.
- trinitro-
-
- decoction
-
noun,
the act of decocting.
- tree-toad
-
noun,
tree frog.
- cortisone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- traceried
-
adjective,
ornamented or decorated with tracery.
- neoterics
-
noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- detonates
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (something explosive) to explode.
- striation
-
noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- rectorate
-
noun,
the office, dignity, or term of a rector.
- rectories
-
noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- detrition
-
noun,
the act of wearing away by rubbing.
- serranoid
-
noun,
a serranoid fish.
- dianoetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to dianoia.
- detonator
-
noun,
a device, as a percussion cap, used to make another substance explode.
- itinerate
-
verb (used without object),
to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
- corantoes
-
noun,
courante.
- darnedest
-
noun, adjective,
damnedest.
- iteration
-
noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- coracoids
-
noun,
a coracoid bone or process.
- iterances
-
noun,
iteration.
- narcotics
-
noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- ordinates
-
noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- sortation
-
noun,
the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
- redirects
-
adjective,
Law. pertaining to the examination of a witness by the party calling him or her, after cross-examination.
- striction
-
noun,
the act of constricting.
- oratories
-
noun,
skill or eloquence in public speaking:
- isotactic
-
adjective,
(of a polymer) having the same configuration at successive, regularly spaced positions along the chain.
See also configuration (def 4).
- isooctane
-
noun,
the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- tornadoes
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- dicentras
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- sortition
-
noun,
the casting or drawing of lots.
- oratorios
-
noun,
an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
- streetcar
-
noun,
a public vehicle running regularly along certain streets, usually on rails, as a trolley car or trolley bus.
- decretist
-
noun,
a student in the faculty of law.
- recreants
-
noun,
a coward.
- stationer
-
noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- one-sided
-
adjective,
considering but one side of a matter or question; partial or unfair:
- coriander
-
noun,
Also called cilantro, Chinese parsley. an herb, Coriandrum sativum, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having strong-scented leaves used in cooking and aromatic seeds used as a seasoning and in medicine.
- accentors
-
noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- Anticosti
-
noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- anti-icer
-
noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- recordist
-
noun,
Also called sound recordist. Movies. the person in charge of sound recording on a film set.
Compare mixer.
- anorectic
-
noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- centrist
-
noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- sardonic
-
adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- Sorrento
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: resort; cathedral; ancient ruins.
- Dniester
-
noun,
a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- dancette
-
noun,
an ornamental zigzag, as in a molding.
- doctrine
-
noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- Draconic
-
adjective,
of or like a dragon.
- Citation
-
noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- cisterna
-
noun,
cistern (def 2).
- ctenidia
-
noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- scenario
-
noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- rotators
-
noun,
a person or thing that rotates.
- D-notice
-
noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- citrates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- scienter
-
noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- cricetid
-
noun,
any of a diverse group of scampering, digging, or jumping rodents of the family Cricetidae, including the gerbils, hamsters, field mice, deer mice, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and several wood and field rats.
- secretin
-
noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- district
-
noun,
a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
- rostrate
-
adjective,
furnished with a rostrum.
- creosote
-
noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- rotaries
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- citterns
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- centiare
-
noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- deadrise
-
noun,
the angle with the horizontal made by the outboard rise of the bottom of a vessel at the widest frame.
- dainties
-
noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- dead-set
-
noun,
a serious or determined attempt; firm effort:
- citrines
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- Crescent
-
noun,
a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
- crosette
-
noun,
crossette.
- Draconid
-
noun,
any of several unrelated meteor showers whose radiants are in the constellation Draco.
- tentoria
-
noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- centroid
-
noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- rotation
-
noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- sororate
-
noun,
subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.
- cricoids
-
noun,
the cricoid cartilage.
- tenorite
-
noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- ecotones
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- ecocides
-
noun,
the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- tectonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- critters
-
noun,
a domesticated animal.
- doorcase
-
noun,
the finish frame of a doorway.
- croceins
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- crocoite
-
noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- Decadron
-
- deciares
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- ceratoid
-
adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- cineaste
-
noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- Socratic
-
noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- Sancerre
-
noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- decanter
-
noun,
a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
- sarcenet
-
noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- scincoid
-
noun,
a scincoid lizard.
- criteria
-
noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- cicerone
-
noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- east-end
-
noun,
a section of E London, England.
- dotation
-
noun,
an endowment.
- decorate
-
verb (used with object),
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
- decoders
-
noun,
a person who decodes messages or the like.
- soricine
-
adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- ectosarc
-
noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- crinites
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- sorcerer
-
noun,
a person who practices sorcery; black magician; wizard.
- crinoids
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- decision
-
noun,
the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment:
- cristate
-
adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- decadent
-
noun,
a person who is decadent.
- Cerritos
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- do-si-do
-
noun,
a figure in square-dancing, in which two persons advance, pass around each other back to back, and return to their places.
- Dorticos
-
noun,
Osvaldo [aws-vahl-daw] /ɔsˈvɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado) 1919–83, Cuban lawyer and statesman: president 1959–76.
- Donatist
-
noun,
a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- ecstatic
-
noun,
a person subject to fits of ecstasy:
- tenorist
-
noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- tea-rose
-
noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- discrete
-
adjective,
apart or detached from others; separate; distinct:
- creodont
-
noun,
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
- concords
-
noun,
agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord:
- Streator
-
noun,
a city in N Illinois.
- senorita
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- conicoid
-
noun,
a quadric, especially a hyperboloid, paraboloid, or ellipsoid.
- dinettes
-
noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- Taconite
-
noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- diocesan
-
noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- detracts
-
verb (used with object),
to draw away or divert; distract:
- seicento
-
noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- stranded
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- concrete
-
noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- Concorde
-
- detrains
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- detonate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (something explosive) to explode.
- cornered
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- serrated
-
adjective,
having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate:
- diorites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- concerts
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- cornices
-
noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- straiten
-
verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- corodies
-
noun,
a right to receive maintenance in the form of housing, food, or clothing, especially the right enjoyed by the sovereign or a private benefactor to receive such maintenance from a religious house.
- concerto
-
noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- detector
-
noun,
a person or thing that detects.
- Coronado
-
noun,
Francisco Vásquez de [frahn-thees-kaw bahs-keth th e,, frahn-sees-kaw bahs-kes] /frɑnˈθis kɔ ˈbɑs kɛθ ðɛ,, frɑnˈsis kɔ ˈbɑs kɛs/ (Show IPA), 1510–54? Spanish explorer in North America.
- dietetic
-
noun,
dietetics, (used with a singular verb) the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.
- consider
-
verb (used with object),
to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
- conceits
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- dictator
-
noun,
a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
- contrate
-
adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- contrite
-
adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- sericite
-
noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- strident
-
adjective,
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:
- dicrotic
-
adjective,
having or pertaining to a double beat of the pulse for each beat of the heart.
- Dicentra
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- teosinte
-
noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- contract
-
noun,
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- dictates
-
noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- serotine
-
noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- contorts
-
verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- cordites
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- diatonic
-
adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- dictions
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- serranid
-
noun,
any of numerous percoid fishes of the family Serranidae, living chiefly in warm seas, including the sea basses and groupers.
- didactic
-
adjective,
intended for instruction; instructive:
- contacts
-
noun,
the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- striated
-
adjective,
marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.
- sericate
-
adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- strontia
-
noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- coracoid
-
noun,
a coracoid bone or process.
- die-cast
-
adjective,
formed by die casting.
- corantos
-
noun,
courante.
- sedition
-
noun,
incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- directed
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- distrait
-
adjective,
inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
- cocinero
-
noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- Tandoori
-
noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- codeines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- discreet
-
adjective,
judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- contrast
-
noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- stoccado
-
noun,
a thrust with a rapier or other pointed weapon.
- cocottes
-
noun,
prostitute.
- disinter
-
verb (used with object),
to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
- disorder
-
noun,
lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion:
- siderite
-
noun,
Also called chalybite. a common mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO 3 , usually occurring in yellowish to deep-brown cleavable masses: a minor ore of iron.
- dendrite
-
noun,
Petrology, Mineralogy.
a branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, found on or in certain stones or minerals due to the presence of a foreign material.
any arborescent crystalline growth.
- deicides
-
noun,
a person who kills a god.
- stonecat
-
noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- creatine
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- cocaines
-
noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- Creation
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- distance
-
noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- creditor
-
noun,
a person or firm to whom money is due (opposed to debtor).
- distinct
-
adjective,
distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from):
- distract
-
adjective,
Obsolete. distracted.
- sternite
-
noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- distrain
-
verb (used with object),
to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- coaction
-
noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- dedicate
-
adjective,
dedicated.
- deration
-
verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- derision
-
noun,
ridicule; mockery:
- coronate
-
adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- destrier
-
noun,
a war-horse; charger.
- concedes
-
verb (used with object),
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
- coroners
-
noun,
an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
- director
-
noun,
a person or thing that directs.
- coitions
-
noun,
coitus.
- tactions
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- detainer
-
noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- corotate
-
verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- strainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- corrades
-
verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- coincide
-
verb (used without object),
to occupy the same place in space, the same point or period in time, or the same relative position:
- corrects
-
adjective,
conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate:
- cosecant
-
noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- destined
-
adjective,
bound for a certain destination:
- coercion
-
noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- corridas
-
noun,
a bullfight.
- corridor
-
noun,
a gallery or passage connecting parts of a building; hallway.
- sedation
-
noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- Desterro
-
noun,
former name of Florianópolis.
- corrodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
- strained
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- coeditor
-
noun,
a person who cooperates or collaborates as editor with another.
- cortico-
-
- codirect
-
verb (used with object),
to direct (a movie or other performance) with another or others.
- centares
-
noun,
centiare.
- endocast
-
noun,
endocranial cast.
- roseroot
-
noun,
any of certain perennial mountain plants, as Sedum rosea, Sedum rhodiola, or Rhodiola rosea, so called because the roots smell like roses.
- interest
-
noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- indirect
-
adjective,
not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout:
- raticide
-
noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- restrain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- nitroso-
-
- inedited
-
adjective,
unpublished.
- inertias
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- trendies
-
noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- resorter
-
noun,
a person who frequently goes to recreation resorts.
- nitrites
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- inserted
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- nitrides
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- resonate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- interact
-
verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- Interior
-
noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- indicate
-
verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- intorted
-
adjective,
twisted inwardly about an axis or fixed point; curled; wound:
- resinoid
-
noun,
a resinoid substance.
- intrados
-
noun,
the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- intreats
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- astonied
-
adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- nitrates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- trecento
-
noun,
the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.
- introits
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- asteroid
-
noun,
Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
- introrse
-
adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- resinate
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- treatise
-
noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- treaties
-
noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- noisette
-
noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- cadenced
-
noun,
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
- niteries
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- cantoris
-
adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- addition
-
noun,
the act or process of adding or uniting.
- retrains
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- tricorns
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- adenitis
-
noun,
lymphadenitis.
- tetracid
-
noun,
a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
- adenoids
-
noun,
Usually, adenoids. an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx, often obstructing breathing through the nasal passages.
- retracts
-
verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- canotier
-
noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- canister
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- re-trace
-
verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- notecase
-
noun,
billfold.
- ideation
-
noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- aneroids
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- cadences
-
noun,
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
- tetrodes
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing four electrodes, usually a plate, two grids, and a cathode.
- retirant
-
noun,
retiree.
- retinoid
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- retinite
-
noun,
any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.
- idocrase
-
noun,
vesuvianite.
- reticent
-
adjective,
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
- retarder
-
noun,
a person or thing that retards.
- retarded
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) people who are slow or limited in mental development (usually preceded by the):
- retainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- rarities
-
noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- cadettes
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also called Cadette scout. a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years of age.
- Increase
-
noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- increate
-
adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- restrict
-
verb (used with object),
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- resident
-
noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- iodinate
-
verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- tetanies
-
noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- neoteric
-
noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- isotonic
-
adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- redroots
-
noun,
a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a root that is red in color.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- arenites
-
noun,
psammite.
- iterance
-
noun,
iteration.
- Torrance
-
noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- reasoned
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Torrence
-
noun,
(Frederic) Ridgely [rij-lee] /ˈrɪdʒ li/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, U.S. poet, playwright, and editor.
- iterates
-
verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- trade-in
-
noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- redirect
-
adjective,
Law. pertaining to the examination of a witness by the party calling him or her, after cross-examination.
- andesite
-
noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- redcoats
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- recision
-
noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- tornados
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- aortitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- aoristic
-
adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- androids
-
noun,
an automaton in the form of a human being.
- antrorse
-
adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- narcotic
-
noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- antidote
-
noun,
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- tortoise
-
noun,
a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
- recreant
-
noun,
a coward.
- anterior
-
adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- tortonis
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- traction
-
noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- recorder
-
noun,
a person who records, especially as an official duty.
- anisette
-
noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- anecdote
-
noun,
a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- traditor
-
noun,
an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.
- red-rose
-
noun,
the emblem of the royal house of Lancaster.
- tonetics
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- ratteens
-
noun,
ratiné.
- asconoid
-
adjective,
pertaining to or resembling an ascon.
- reorient
-
adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- reorders
-
noun,
a second or repeated order for the same goods:
- ascender
-
noun,
a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
- rentiers
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- transect
-
verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- artistic
-
adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- rattoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- air-core
-
adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- niceties
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- arterio-
-
- arteries
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- Ironside
-
noun,
a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
- Aristide
-
noun,
Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- irritant
-
noun,
anything that irritates.
- arsenite
-
noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- arsenide
-
noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- toreador
-
noun,
a bullfighter; torero.
- irritate
-
verb (used with object),
to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- decresc.
-
- arriccio
-
noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) a second coat of plaster, somewhat finer than the first coat, applied over the entire surface and on which the drawing for the fresco is done.
- arrester
-
noun,
Also, arrestor. a person or thing that arrests.
- irrorate
-
adjective,
marked with small spots of color; speckled.
- trainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Iscariot
-
noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- rear-end
-
noun,
the hindmost part of something.
- Redstone
-
noun,
a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
- redstart
-
noun,
any of several small, Old World thrushes, usually with reddish-brown tails, especially Phoenicurus phoenicurus (European redstart)
- re-tread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to tread again.
- cancroid
-
noun,
Pathology. a form of cancer of the skin.
- re-treat
-
verb (used with or without object),
to treat again.
- Carteret
-
noun,
John, Earl of Granville, 1690–1763, British statesman and orator.
- erection
-
noun,
the act of erecting.
- orreries
-
noun,
an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
- terranes
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- odorants
-
noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- acetones
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- odontoid
-
adjective,
of or resembling a tooth; toothlike.
- roadside
-
noun,
the side or border of the road; wayside.
- odonates
-
noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- oscitant
-
adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- aconites
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Trinidad
-
noun,
an island in the SE West Indies, off the NE coast of Venezuela: formerly a British colony in the Federation of the West Indies; now part of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago. 1864 sq. mi. (4828 sq. km).
- Rodentia
-
noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- erratics
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- carrions
-
noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- oddities
-
noun,
an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.
- octoroon
-
noun,
a person having one-eighth black ancestry, with one black great-grandparent; the offspring of a quadroon and a white person.
- carriers
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries.
- Carriere
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1906, French painter and lithographer.
- ridottos
-
noun,
a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
- acridine
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- terrines
-
noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- carotins
-
noun,
carotene.
- acescent
-
adjective,
turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.
- catenoid
-
noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- acrostic
-
noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- tritones
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- oratorio
-
noun,
an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
- teratoid
-
adjective,
resembling a monster.
- Terceira
-
noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- ordinate
-
noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- Endecott
-
noun,
John, 1588?–1665, colonial governor of Massachusetts 1644–65, born in England.
- Endicott
-
noun,
John, Endecott, John.
- Tritonis
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- endosarc
-
noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- Teresian
-
noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- Teresina
-
noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- oreodont
-
noun,
any of various extinct North American artiodactyls of the families Merycoidodontidae or Agriochoeridae, widespread from the late Eocene through early Miocene epochs.
- terraces
-
noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- Oresteia
-
noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- accentor
-
noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- accident
-
noun,
an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap:
- entities
-
noun,
something that has a real existence; thing:
- entreats
-
verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- accosted
-
adjective,
(of animals) represented as side by side:
- accredit
-
verb (used with object),
to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with):
- accretes
-
adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- caterers
-
noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- acentric
-
adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- acrodont
-
adjective,
having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.
- roadster
-
noun,
an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.
- carotids
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- ostracod
-
noun,
seed shrimp.
- retroact
-
verb (used without object),
to act in opposition; react.
- cardioid
-
noun,
a somewhat heart-shaped curve, being the path of a point on a circle that rolls externally, without slipping, on another equal circle. Equation: r = a (1−cosA).
- carditis
-
noun,
inflammation of the pericardium, myocardium, or endocardium, separately or in combination.
- retrorse
-
adjective,
turned backward.
- cardoons
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- occasion
-
noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- ricercar
-
noun,
Music. a chiefly polyphonic instrumental form of the 16th and 17th centuries closely resembling the vocal motet in structure and style.
- Occident
-
noun,
the Occident.
the West; the countries of Europe and America.
Western Hemisphere.
- tridents
-
noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- tertians
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- actinoid
-
adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- ostracon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- actinide
-
noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- ricottas
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Nearctic
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- carotene
-
noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- riddance
-
noun,
the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable.
- ostinato
-
noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- esoteric
-
adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- dentate
-
adjective,
having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- darners
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- darters
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- deictic
-
noun,
Grammar. a deictic element.
- snorter
-
noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- Deirdre
-
noun,
Irish Legend. the wife of Naoise, who killed herself after her husband had been murdered by his uncle, King Conchobar.
- Sno-Cat
-
- deadens
-
verb (used with object),
to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken:
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- readers
-
noun,
a person who reads.
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- dearies
-
noun,
darling.
- deities
-
noun,
a god or goddess.
- sidero-
-
- Rainier
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- decanes
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- noddies
-
noun,
any of several dark-bodied terns of the genera Anous and Micranous found about the coasts and islands in warm seas of both the New and Old Worlds, often so tame as to seem stupid.
- raiders
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- sordino
-
noun,
mute (def 10).
- dendro-
-
- detects
-
verb (used with object),
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act:
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- dairies
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- detents
-
noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- dancers
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- orarion
-
noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- danders
-
noun,
loose scales formed on the skin and shed from the coat or feathers of various animals, often causing allergic reactions in susceptible persons.
- dandier
-
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- dandies
-
noun,
a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- deicers
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- deicide
-
noun,
a person who kills a god.
- ordered
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- deodars
-
noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- osteoid
-
adjective,
resembling bone; bonelike.
- neddies
-
noun,
British Informal. donkey.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- orectic
-
adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- oreides
-
noun,
oroide.
- radices
-
noun,
a plural of radix.
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- raccoon
-
noun,
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- Orinoco
-
noun,
a river in N South America, flowing N from the border of Brazil, along the E border of Colombia, and NE through Venezuela to the Atlantic. 1600 miles (2575 km) long.
- derides
-
verb (used with object),
to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
- rancors
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- decides
-
verb (used with object),
to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side:
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- odonate
-
noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- Odoacer
-
noun,
a.d. 434?–493, first barbarian ruler of Italy 476–493.
- sirocco
-
noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- descend
-
verb (used with object),
to move downward upon or along; go or climb down (stairs, a hill, etc.).
- nitride
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- deontic
-
adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- decocts
-
verb (used with object),
to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
- descent
-
noun,
the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
- decoder
-
noun,
a person who decodes messages or the like.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- decodes
-
verb (used with object),
to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form.
- descant
-
noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- odds-on
-
adjective,
being the one more or most likely to win, succeed, attain, or achieve something:
- derries
-
noun,
a meaningless refrain or chorus in old songs.
- dentist
-
noun,
a person whose profession is dentistry.
- serried
-
adjective,
pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows:
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- Randers
-
noun,
a seaport in E Jutland, in Denmark.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- denotes
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- odonto-
-
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- deniers
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- oroides
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- dentoid
-
adjective,
resembling a tooth; toothlike.
- destine
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- decares
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- deceits
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- decries
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- rattoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- decerns
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- Otranto
-
noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- ratters
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- oersted
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic pole of unit strength when undergoing a force of one dyne in a vacuum. Abbreviation: Oe.
- sidecar
-
noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- deciare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- ratteen
-
noun,
ratiné.
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- desired
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- odorant
-
noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- decants
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- sciatic
-
noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- risotto
-
noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- errands
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- dorados
-
noun,
dolphin (def 2).
- Doriden
-
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- science
-
noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- erosion
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- ridered
-
adjective,
braced or reinforced with riders, as a snake fence.
- ritters
-
noun,
a knight.
- erodent
-
adjective,
eroding; erosive:
- roadeos
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- dotards
-
noun,
a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person.
- Eritrea
-
noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- rococos
-
noun,
a style of architecture and decoration, originating in France about 1720, evolved from Baroque types and distinguished by its elegant refinement in using different materials for a delicate overall effect and by its ornament of shellwork, foliage, etc.
- ridotto
-
noun,
a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- docents
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- retreat
-
noun,
the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Ricardo
-
noun,
David, 1772–1823, English economist.
- ditties
-
noun,
a poem intended to be sung.
- Ettarre
-
noun,
the vain and heartless lady beloved by Sir Pelleas.
- secondo
-
noun,
the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
- seconde
-
noun,
the second of the eight defensive positions.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Docetae
-
plural noun,
early Christian adherents of Docetism.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- doctors
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- estreat
-
noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- estrade
-
noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- dodeca-
-
- ricracs
-
noun,
rickrack.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- erector
-
noun,
Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
- drastic
-
adjective,
acting with force or violence; violent.
- iatrics
-
- edition
-
noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- Ronsard
-
noun,
Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1524–85, French poet.
- entero-
-
- enteric
-
noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- rooster
-
noun,
the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
- endorse
-
noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- rotters
-
noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- rooters
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- rotator
-
noun,
a person or thing that rotates.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- endears
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- encores
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- encodes
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- Rosario
-
noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- Rostand
-
noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- eidetic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.
- Rosette
-
noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- ecotone
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- ecocide
-
noun,
the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- dratted
-
adjective,
damned; confounded (used as a mild oath):
- sarcode
-
noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- Scarron
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- Dreiser
-
noun,
Theodore, 1871–1945, U.S. novelist.
- Dresden
-
noun,
the capital of Saxony in E Germany, on the Elbe River.
- scandic
-
adjective,
of or relating to scandium:
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- Drosera
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs, comprising the sundews.
- rodents
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- sarcoid
-
noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- entreat
-
verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- eccrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- retread
-
noun,
a tire that has been retreaded.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- rereads
-
noun,
the act of reading something again.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- ironers
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- didacts
-
noun,
a didactic person; one overinclined to instruct others.
- Diderot
-
noun,
Denis [duh-nee] /dəˈni/ (Show IPA), 1713–84, French philosopher, critic, and encyclopedist.
- rentier
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- reorder
-
noun,
a second or repeated order for the same goods:
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- diester
-
noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- reredos
-
noun,
a screen or a decorated part of the wall behind an altar in a church.
- rescind
-
verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- iodines
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- iodides
-
noun,
a salt of hydriotic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is iodine, as sodium iodide, NaI.
- Dinaric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- dineric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- dineros
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- dinette
-
noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- diction
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- renders
-
noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- reddens
-
verb (used with object),
to make or cause to become red.
- detract
-
verb (used with object),
to draw away or divert; distract:
- Records
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- Detroit
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
- serrate
-
adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- redacts
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- Serrano
-
noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- diaries
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- Isadore
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- iterate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- diarist
-
noun,
a person who keeps a diary.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- diaster
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- redroot
-
noun,
a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a root that is red in color.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- Isidora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- isation
-
- dictate
-
noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- iodates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- distort
-
verb (used with object),
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed:
- icteric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- incised
-
adjective,
cut into:
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retards
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- disdain
-
noun,
a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
- identic
-
adjective,
identical.
- ideates
-
noun,
ideatum.
- retired
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- retires
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- retorts
-
noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- discern
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- retrace
-
verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- retract
-
verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- disroot
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot; dislodge.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- distain
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- distant
-
adjective,
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
- distend
-
verb (used with or without object),
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic:
- distent
-
adjective,
distended.
- discoid
-
noun,
something in the form of a disk.
- discard
-
noun,
the act of discarding.
- diocese
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- diorite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- insider
-
noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- restate
-
verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- restore
-
verb (used with object),
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
- indorse
-
verb (used with object),
endorse.
- indoors
-
adverb,
in or into a house or building:
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- indites
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- indicts
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- indices
-
noun,
a plural of index.
- directs
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- dirties
-
Idioms,
do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
- discant
-
noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- dacoits
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- conceit
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- tactics
-
noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle.
- concede
-
verb (used with object),
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
- concert
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- concise
-
adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- Ternate
-
noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- Concord
-
noun,
agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord:
- tornado
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- condors
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- coerces
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- toroids
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Toronto
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- conidia
-
noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- Torrens
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- torrent
-
noun,
a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
- arctics
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- toreros
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- Torreon
-
noun,
a city in N Mexico.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- coarser
-
adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- too-too
-
adverb,
in an excessively and tastelessly affected manner.
- ascetic
-
noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- cocaine
-
noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- cocotte
-
noun,
prostitute.
- codeine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- Tootsie
-
noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- tandoor
-
noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- codices
-
noun,
plural of codex.
- Tancred
-
noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- arteri-
-
- arseno-
-
- coedits
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- conoids
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- torsade
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- corrade
-
verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- tractor
-
noun,
a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc.
- corners
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cornice
-
noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- coronas
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- traders
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- coroner
-
noun,
an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- correct
-
adjective,
conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate:
- strato-
-
- corrida
-
noun,
a bullfight.
- corrido
-
noun,
a Mexican ballad or folksong about struggle against oppression and injustice.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- corrode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
- corsair
-
noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Corsica
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- storied
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- strati-
-
- android
-
noun,
an automaton in the form of a human being.
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- stridor
-
noun,
a harsh, grating, or creaking sound.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- constr.
-
- contact
-
noun,
the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- contoid
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sound characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; consonantlike.
- contort
-
verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- contra-
-
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- tortoni
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- cordons
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- antero-
-
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Airdrie
-
noun,
a city in central Scotland, near Glasgow.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- carotid
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- tenters
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- cerated
-
adjective,
covered with wax.
- cerates
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerato-
-
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- centric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- cardoon
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- cardio-
-
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- tetrads
-
noun,
a group of four.
- cerotic
-
adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- tetrode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing four electrodes, usually a plate, two grids, and a cathode.
- candors
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- centro-
-
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- candies
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- terrets
-
noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- teredos
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- tercets
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- terrace
-
noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- caterer
-
noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- terrane
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- Carrere
-
noun,
John Merven, 1858–1911, U.S. architect.
- centare
-
noun,
centiare.
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Terrier
-
noun,
any of several breeds of usually small dogs, used originally to pursue game and drive it out of its hole or burrow.
- terries
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- terrine
-
noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- centres
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centri-
-
- carrion
-
noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- Carrier
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries.
- craters
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- candier
-
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- tedders
-
noun,
a person who teds.
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- attends
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- cirrose
-
adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- astroid
-
noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- toddies
-
noun,
a drink made of alcoholic liquor and hot water, sweetened and sometimes spiced with cloves.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- teddies
-
noun,
Often, teddies. a woman's one-piece undergarment combining a chemise and underpants, sometimes having a snap crotch.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- candied
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- candids
-
noun,
an unposed photograph.
- Candide
-
noun,
a philosophical novel (1759) by Voltaire.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- Candice
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cestode
-
noun,
a parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms.
- cestoid
-
noun,
cestode.
- tictacs
-
noun,
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- tictocs
-
noun,
an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- Tenedos
-
noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- tenders
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- tierced
-
adjective,
(of an escutcheon) divided vertically or horizontally into three equal parts.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- cadette
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also called Cadette scout. a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years of age.
- ciceros
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Cadence
-
noun,
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
- tinders
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- caddice
-
noun,
caddis1 .
- traitor
-
noun,
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
- aristo-
-
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- stertor
-
noun,
a heavy snoring sound accompanying respiration in certain diseases.
- Trieste
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- acridid
-
noun,
locust (def 1).
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- addicts
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance:
- steroid
-
noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- triacid
-
adjective,
capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid:
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- steato-
-
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- cranio-
-
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- credits
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- Addison
-
noun,
Joseph, 1672–1719, English essayist and poet.
- stearo-
-
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- standee
-
noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- accents
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- crotons
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- accidie
-
noun,
acedia.
- ctenoid
-
adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- accords
-
noun,
proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- starred
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- adornos
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- critter
-
noun,
a domesticated animal.
- crinoid
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- creance
-
noun,
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
- starter
-
noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- credent
-
adjective,
Archaic. believing.
- sterno-
-
- accrete
-
adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- accedes
-
verb (used without object),
to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- cottons
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- stirrer
-
noun,
a person or thing that stirs.
- crocein
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- crosier
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- crenate
-
adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- stereo-
-
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- costard
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- triodes
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tranter
-
noun,
a peddler, hawker, or carrier using a horse and cart.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- actinic
-
adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- cricoid
-
noun,
the cricoid cartilage.
- trodden
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- adenoid
-
noun,
Usually, adenoids. an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx, often obstructing breathing through the nasal passages.
- stearin
-
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.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- trident
-
noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- actino-
-
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Odetta
-
noun,
(Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- candid
-
noun,
an unposed photograph.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- tictoc
-
noun,
an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
- Odette
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- tictac
-
noun,
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- acidic
-
adjective,
acid (def 5).
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- retort
-
noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Caddie
-
noun,
Golf. a person hired to carry a player's clubs, find the ball, etc.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- caddis
-
noun,
a kind of woolen braid, ribbon, or tape.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Indris
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- actin-
-
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Osorno
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- retard
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- icono-
-
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- tiered
-
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.
- incorr
-
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- osteo-
-
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- indeed
-
adverb,
in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation):
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- indic.
-
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- retro-
-
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- ootids
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- terret
-
noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- rococo
-
noun,
a style of architecture and decoration, originating in France about 1720, evolved from Baroque types and distinguished by its elegant refinement in using different materials for a delicate overall effect and by its ornament of shellwork, foliage, etc.
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- eroto-
-
- Ritter
-
noun,
a knight.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- errand
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- stacc.
-
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- rondos
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- rodeos
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- orders
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- aceto-
-
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Riccio
-
noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cardi-
-
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- tetra-
-
- iatro-
-
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- tetrad
-
noun,
a group of four.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- accede
-
verb (used without object),
to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- riders
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- escent
-
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ridden
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- accord
-
noun,
proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- ricrac
-
noun,
rickrack.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- terror
-
noun,
intense, sharp, overmastering fear:
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- recti-
-
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- rectos
-
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- narco-
-
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- adren-
-
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- nodose
-
adjective,
having nodes.
- adreno
-
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- record
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- torrid
-
adjective,
subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area:
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- ardors
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- ardeid
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Ardeidae, comprising the herons and bitterns.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- redden
-
verb (used with object),
to make or cause to become red.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- treasr
-
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- aeron.
-
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- ratter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- nested
-
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.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Reader
-
noun,
a person who reads.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- aniso-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- necro-
-
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- trader
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- andro-
-
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- nitro-
-
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- attend
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- to-dos
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- adders
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- intro.
-
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- addict
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance:
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- occas.
-
- iodide
-
noun,
a salt of hydriotic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is iodine, as sodium iodide, NaI.
- intra-
-
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- astro-
-
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- instr.
-
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- inter.
-
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- trans.
-
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- astron
-
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- arsen-
-
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- raider
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- arride
-
verb (used with object),
to be agreeable or pleasing to.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- Renard
-
noun,
Reynard.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Isidor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- render
-
noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- reread
-
noun,
the act of reading something again.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- radio-
-
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- irides
-
noun,
a plural of iris.
- irido-
-
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- adeno-
-
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- Radnor
-
noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
- enter-
-
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- decode
-
verb (used with object),
to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- steno-
-
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- distad
-
adverb,
toward or at the distal end or part.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- decoct
-
verb (used with object),
to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
- cocoas
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- distr.
-
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- decide
-
verb (used with object),
to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side:
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- tarso-
-
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- critic
-
noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- cocoon
-
noun,
the silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects, as silkworms, serving as a covering while they are in the pupal stage.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- sirdar
-
noun,
(in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- dedans
-
noun,
a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court.
Compare grille (def 5), winning gallery.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- coeno-
-
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- disco-
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- codons
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- dittos
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- screed
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- doited
-
adjective,
childish or feeble-minded, especially because of advanced age; senile.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- scoto-
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- decade
-
noun,
a period of ten years:
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- donors
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- cirro-
-
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- citric
-
adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- decent
-
adjective,
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- deceit
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- Doctor
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Deccan
-
noun,
the entire peninsula of India S of the Narmada River.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- dodoes
-
noun,
any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.
- Dodona
-
noun,
an ancient town in NW Greece, in Epirus: the site of a famous oracle of Zeus.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- decare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Seddon
-
noun,
Richard John, 1845–1906, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1893–1906.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- detent
-
noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- detest
-
verb (used with object),
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cotton
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- detect
-
verb (used with object),
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act:
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- corded
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- diacid
-
adjective,
capable of combining with two molecules of a monobasic acid.
- diadic
-
adjective, noun,
dyadic.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- costo-
-
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- denti-
-
- deride
-
verb (used with object),
to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Derris
-
noun,
any East Indian plant belonging to the genus Derris, of the legume family, especially D. elliptica, the roots of which contain rotenone and are used as an insecticide.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- deicer
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- Dinard
-
noun,
a city in W France: seaside resort.
- conoid
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- condos
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- tactic
-
noun,
tactics (def 1).
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- dendr-
-
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- contr.
-
- dendra
-
noun,
a plural of dendron.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- didact
-
noun,
a didactic person; one overinclined to instruct others.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- contd.
-
- didies
-
noun,
diaper (def 1).
- didoes
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Tedder
-
noun,
a person who teds.
- deodar
-
noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- darner
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- terat-
-
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- sarco-
-
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- stated
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- darned
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- centi-
-
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- rotter
-
noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cteno-
-
- eddies
-
noun,
a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- centr-
-
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- eddoes
-
noun,
the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.
- rotors
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- Dandie
-
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- dander
-
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- sordid
-
adjective,
morally ignoble or base; vile:
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cerat-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- tented
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- sadden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sad.
- sacro-
-
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- rooter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- dorsi-
-
- dorso-
-
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- dorter
-
noun,
a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- teredo
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- Dacron
-
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- dorser
-
noun,
dosser1 .
- dorsad
-
adverb,
toward the back or dorsum; dorsally.
- tercet
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- deaden
-
verb (used with object),
to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken:
- Dorado
-
noun,
dolphin (def 2).
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- C-in-C
-
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- dotard
-
noun,
a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Cedric
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dadoes
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- dreads
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- darter
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- sotted
-
adjective,
drunken; besotted.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- scato-
-
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- dotted
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Darren
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- socio-
-
- sodden
-
noun,
the act of seething.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- sodio-
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Srta.
-
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- ordn.
-
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- sided
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- ordos
-
noun,
a desert plateau in the S Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in N China. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- 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.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- sito-
-
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- snood
-
noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- oste-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- stat.
-
- Sino-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- 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).
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ster.
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Scand
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- retd.
-
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- 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.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- sarc-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- restr
-
- Scot.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- 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.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- sanit
-
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- terr.
-
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- roods
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Seric
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- redds
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rect.
-
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- treas
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- seti-
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- stood
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- rears
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Recit
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- toti-
-
- sero-
-
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- tears
-
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- tonia
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- sect.
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- tono-
-
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- 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.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- reni-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- deci-
-
- decd.
-
- Decca
-
noun,
a British radio navigational aid by which a fix is obtained by determining phase difference between continuous-wave signals from two synchronized fixed signals.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- deca-
-
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deads
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- dated
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- darts
-
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- deeds
-
noun,
something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act:
- dados
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- desc.
-
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- didst
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- didos
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- dict.
-
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- dent.
-
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- cores
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corr.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Indo-
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- endo-
-
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- edit.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Eddas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ecto-
-
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- econ.
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- idio-
-
- ideo-
-
- icons
-
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- IATSE
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- error
-
noun,
a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech:
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- erron
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- 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.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- dodos
-
noun,
any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- dist.
-
- disc.
-
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- diode
-
noun,
a device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- dried
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- dread
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- dorrs
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- Cons.
-
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- areo-
-
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- atto-
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- anis-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- Addie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- adder
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- aden-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acet-
-
- acct.
-
- AC/DC
-
adjective,
sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
- 30-30
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- addio
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- andr-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aero-
-
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- caco-
-
- Caddo
-
noun,
a member of any of several North American Indian tribes formerly located in Arkansas, Louisiana, and eastern Texas, and now living in Oklahoma.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cert.
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- conc.
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- cent.
-
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- canc.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Card.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- idion
-
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- ition
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- intr.
-
- noct-
-
- octa-
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- inst.
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- naso-
-
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- init.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- octo-
-
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Iran.
-
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Nedda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nears
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- oidea
-
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- iodo-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- irid-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- onto-
-
- nitr-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- noso-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- incr.
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- noto-
-
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- istic
-
- incor
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Redd
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Sra.
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- ARIS
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- dado
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- cts.
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- neo-
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- DIAD
-
noun, adjective,
dyad.
- ates
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Cres
-
- Ste.
-
- att.
-
- TODS
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- der.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Oct.
-
- ctr.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Todd
-
noun,
Alexander Robertus [roh-bur-tuh s] /roʊˈbɜr təs/ (Show IPA), (Baron of Trumpington) 1907–97, Scottish chemist: Nobel prize 1957.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Den.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- NASD
-
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- 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.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- asc-
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- DDSc
-
- art.
-
- arr.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- dead
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Dec.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- deed
-
noun,
something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act:
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- NDAC
-
- NCTE
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Odds
-
noun,
the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Dard
-
noun,
Also, Dardic. a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir, northern Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan, and including Kashmiri.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- OSRD
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- DASD
-
noun,
an external storage device, as a magnetic disk storage unit, in which the access mechanism and storage medium can be positioned directly at the addresses sought to read or write specific data items.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Soni
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- atic
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- cide
-
- ten.
-
- Can.
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Ceto
-
- nos-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- 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.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- TDRS
-
- cis-
-
- cir.
-
- Nor.
-
- 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.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- 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.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Cdr.
-
- rad.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- cat.
-
- NTIA
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- CERN
-
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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).
- ter.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- cene
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- cen.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- cit.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- RdAc
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- rcd.
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- str.
-
- Cor.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NIRA
-
- tion
-
- Cort
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- oto-
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- crat
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- attn
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- ator
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Tit.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- cac-
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Cond
-
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- dia-
-
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- addn
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- end-
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- iod-
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- adds
-
noun,
Journalism. copy added to a completed story.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- EEOC
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDTA
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Ont.
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- RONA
-
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- trid
-
- 1080
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- int.
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Ens.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- ect-
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- eco-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- aet.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- AInd
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- eddo
-
noun,
the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- tri-
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Edda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- itis
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- std.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- acc.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ette
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ord.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- trit
-
- IndE
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- tRNA
-
- Ind.
-
- est.
-
- idae
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- inae
-
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Inc.
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- ICAO
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- tron
-
- Rida
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- acr-
-
- RNAS
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- INRI
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- eso-
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Esd.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Aire
-
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- ano-
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- dir.
-
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- iso-
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- dioc
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- sci.
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- OECD
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- dodo
-
noun,
any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- 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.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- OEEC
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- sec.
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ant.
-
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- scr.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- 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.
- dis-
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- ANSI
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- oro-
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- ance
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- AISI
-
- Dido
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Din.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ands
-
- 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.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Dino
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Ire.
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ac-
-
- TSE
-
- OAS
-
- Ar.
-
- TSI
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- aor
-
- ARS
-
- 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.
- OSD
-
- OSO
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OTC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ad-
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ADC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- 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.
- ODD
-
noun,
something that is odd.
- OAO
-
- TIA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ose
-
- an.
-
- ard
-
- Tro
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- OTS
-
- ca.
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- AEC
-
- cc.
-
- ae.
-
- oid
-
- ASR
-
- ons
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ASN
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- OTA
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ast
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- TNT
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- OIt
-
- 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.
- ATC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANC
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ote
-
- at.
-
- OCS
-
- OIr
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AIC
-
- OCR
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- ODT
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- 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.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Rd.
-
- ACS
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- CAI
-
- OOT
-
- tr.
-
- TID
-
- OEO
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- TTS
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- tra
-
- ot-
-
- cs.
-
- ASI
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ase
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- oo-
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- oic
-
- ct.
-
- OCC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- OCD
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- oon
-
- OSA
-
- NEC
-
- OED
-
- ea.
-
- Dr.
-
- ScD
-
- in.
-
- IRO
-
- DRE
-
- sc.
-
- IRC
-
- DSA
-
- DSR
-
- DST
-
- dtd
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ead
-
- IRS
-
- SAR
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Ir.
-
- ec-
-
- SAE
-
- ECA
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- IOT
-
- ed.
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SRO
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- DET
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- DID
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noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Die
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noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- ite
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- ITC
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- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ITA
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- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ist
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- ISR
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- SED
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- Dor
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noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- SDI
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- ISA
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- Don
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- ise
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- Doi
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- DOE
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noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- SDA
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- SDR
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- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- se-
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- DOD
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- DNR
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- DNA
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- dit
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noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
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- NAD
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- ETR
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- RNR
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- rnd
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- RNA
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- err
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verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ERT
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- ESA
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- Esc
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- ese
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- ESR
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- RID
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ETO
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- ETS
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- ine
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IDS
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noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Ido
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noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ide
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- IDA
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ICC
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- IAS
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
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- io-
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
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- ics
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- ROA
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- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- sd.
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- EDS
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noun,
education:
- RTS
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- rte
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- rt.
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- RSE
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- RSA
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- Rs.
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- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
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- EDD
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- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ede
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- ior
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- EDO
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- EDT
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- Rod
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noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- EOE
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- ERE
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preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
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- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ene
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- EEC
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- IOC
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- en-
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- EIS
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- eir
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- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- EEO
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- NCO
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- di.
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- DEI
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adverb,
by the grace of God.
- RCA
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- CNO
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- CNS
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- rat
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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.
- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Nod
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noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NOC
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- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- Tad
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noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- COO
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noun,
a cooing sound.
- RCN
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- TAT
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verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- RCT
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- RDA
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- RDS
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- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- REA
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- STI
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- NIA
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- CRC
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- NES
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- CNC
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NED
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noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NSA
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- Oc.
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- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- CCA
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- CCD
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verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
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- CCS
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verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CDC
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- CDT
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- CEA
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- NSC
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- CEC
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- CED
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- cee
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noun,
the letter C.
- TCA
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- CIE
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- TCS
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- TDD
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- tea
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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.
- TEC
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noun,
detective.
- Ted
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noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tee
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noun,
the letter T or t.
- CID
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noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- NRC
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- CIC
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- CIA
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CEO
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- nr.
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- NRA
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- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- RDC
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- ier
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- DAS
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noun,
hyrax.
- St.
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- NEA
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
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- DAD
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noun,
father.
- ne-
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- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- DAE
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- NDE
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- CRS
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- DAR
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- Soo
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noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- DSO
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- sod
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noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- d-c
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- DCS
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- DDR
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- DDT
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- de-
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- DEA
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- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- DEd
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- Dee
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noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- red
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noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Sta
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- NCC
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- DSC
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- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- CSC
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- CSA
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- cte
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- CTC
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- CTA
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- CRT
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- CST
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- CSR
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- DOA
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- CSO
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- dd.
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- DDS
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- do.
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- ic
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- i.
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AI
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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.
- NC
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- AO
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- A.
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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.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- TN
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- ND
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- O.
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- OA
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- NI
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- TT
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- EI
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SN
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- D.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- T1
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- TC
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- TD
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- t.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- ee
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- CE
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- DN
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- RO
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- S.
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- RN
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- SA
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
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