Anagrams of adversity
Word adversity has
629 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of adversity.
- vestiary
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adjective,
of or relating to garments or vestments.
- varsity
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noun,
any first-string team, especially in sports, that represents a school, college, university, or the like:
- dietary
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noun,
a regulated allowance of food.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- dravite
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noun,
a brown variety of magnesium tourmaline.
- astride
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preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- diverts
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verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- adviser
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noun,
one who gives advice.
- tardive
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adjective,
appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease.
- adverts
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noun,
advertisement.
- tirades
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- disrate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- variety
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noun,
the state of being varied or diversified:
- vistaed
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adjective,
possessing or forming a vista or vistas.
- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- datives
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noun,
the dative case.
- Davies
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noun,
Arthur Bowen [boh-uh n] /ˈboʊ ən/ (Show IPA), 1862–1928, U.S. painter.
- davits
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noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- strive
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verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- stride
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noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- rivets
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- drives
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- stiver
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noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- vestry
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noun,
a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy.
- deriv.
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- aseity
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noun,
existence originating from and having no source other than itself.
- Styria
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noun,
a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- Steady
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noun,
Informal. a person of the opposite sex whom one dates exclusively; sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend.
- divest
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verb (used with object),
to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.:
- Astrid
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noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- Stevia
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noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- divert
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verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- divers
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noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- Verity
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noun,
the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality:
- dative
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noun,
the dative case.
- averts
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verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- distr.
-
- varies
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verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- varied
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adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- raised
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- triads
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noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- driest
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noun,
a prohibitionist.
- starve
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verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- irades
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- visard
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noun,
vizard.
- tirade
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- advert
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noun,
advertisement.
- advise
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verb (used with object),
to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following:
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- estray
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noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- trades
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noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Travis
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noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- Evarts
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noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- treads
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noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- Dirae
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plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Yeats
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noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- diets
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noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- ster.
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- dirty
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Idioms,
do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
- tiers
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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.
- tides
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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.
- dirts
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noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- teary
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adjective,
of or like tears.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- tardy
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adjective,
late; behind time; not on time:
- dist.
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- yeast
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noun,
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- treys
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noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- IATSE
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- deist
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noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Deity
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noun,
a god or goddess.
- tera-
-
- redia
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noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- stave
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noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- reads
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noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Stead
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noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- devas
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noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- Ready
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noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- iatry
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- edit.
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- tears
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- diary
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noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- disty
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- Tarde
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noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- vari-
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- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- vairs
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noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- drest
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noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- trade
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noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Dryas
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noun,
any creeping plant belonging to the genus Dryas, of the rose family, having solitary white or yellow flowers, comprising the mountain avens.
- dries
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noun,
a plural of dry.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Drave
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noun,
the act of driving.
- dears
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noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- irade
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- trave
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noun,
a crossbeam.
- stray
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noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- tsadi
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noun,
sadhe.
- stria
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noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- yirds
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noun,
earth.
- drats
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interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- eyras
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noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Diver
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noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- dites
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noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- rayed
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noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- ditsy
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adjective,
flighty and easily confused; mildly or harmlessly eccentric.
- raids
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noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- edits
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noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- divas
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noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- tired
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- drays
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noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tread
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noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Dives
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noun,
the rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.
- tyres
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noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- yetis
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noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- tried
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noun,
an attempt or effort:
- treas
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- Triad
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noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Deary
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noun,
darling.
- artsy
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adjective,
arty.
- Siret
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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.
- Syria
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noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- rivet
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Vesta
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- airts
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noun,
a direction.
- aside
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noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- verts
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noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- aster
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
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adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
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- verst
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noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- ative
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- rides
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Vidar
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noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- Sadie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- avers
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- seti-
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- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- 30-30
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- Vitry
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1290?–1361, French music theorist, composer, and poet.
- VISTA
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noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- adits
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noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- adret
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noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- advt.
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- Ayres
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noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Sidra
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noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- aeri-
-
- satyr
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Aides
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noun,
nurse's aide.
- vidya
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noun,
transcendental knowledge leading toward Brahman.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Avery
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noun,
Milton, 1893–1965, U.S. painter.
- Srta.
-
- avert
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verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- dairy
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noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- Daisy
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noun,
any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- Dares
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noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- darts
-
- V-Day
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noun,
a day of final military victory.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Vedas
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noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- Davie
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noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- Davis
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noun,
Alexander Jackson, 1803–92, U.S. architect.
- Davys
-
noun,
John, Davis, John.
- davit
-
noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- vasty
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adjective,
vast; immense.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- stair
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noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- retd.
-
- staid
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noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Verdi
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- Iyar
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noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Save
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noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ryes
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noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- yird
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noun,
earth.
- yids
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- TDRS
-
- Ste.
-
- sati
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noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- RIAS
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- Rida
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ides
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- serv
-
- side
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noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- year
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noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yeas
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noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- ter.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Syr.
-
- rad.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Rev.
-
- Sra.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- str.
-
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- rase
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verb (used with object),
raze.
- riv.
-
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Ire.
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- 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.
- yrs.
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- std.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- 1080
-
- 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).
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- dat.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- Vat.
-
- very
-
adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ave.
-
- vers
-
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- ates
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Dyer
-
noun,
John, 1700–58, British poet.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- idae
-
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- Davy
-
noun,
Sir Humphry, 1778–1829, English chemist.
- der.
-
- deys
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- vas-
-
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- aer-
-
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aet.
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- adv.
-
- Aire
-
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- vet.
-
- ARIS
-
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- dyes
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- devs
-
noun,
a software developer:
- Vary
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- trav
-
- trid
-
- 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.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- dir.
-
- tri-
-
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- EDTA
-
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esd.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- tidy
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- 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.
- Yard
-
noun,
a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- drys
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dis-
-
- dys-
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- 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.
- div.
-
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- var.
-
- Dray
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Va.
-
- Ver
-
- Sta
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- STV
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TID
-
- TIA
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- SVR
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Vt.
-
- Vte
-
- TDY
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- vs.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- St.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- Sr.
-
- TVA
-
- VDT
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- tra
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- tr.
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- STI
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- TSE
-
- ISV
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- DVS
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- DST
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- DSR
-
- DSA
-
- Dry
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- DRE
-
- Dr.
-
- dit
-
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.
- DIY
-
- dye
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- ed.
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- di.
-
- ety
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ETV
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ESR
-
- EDT
-
- ESA
-
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ery
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- Die
-
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.
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- 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.
- ard
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ays
-
- 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.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ad-
-
- ARS
-
- ase
-
- DET
-
- DAY
-
noun,
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset:
- Dey
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DAV
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DAR
-
- DAE
-
- ASI
-
- Avi
-
- a-v
-
- ATV
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- at.
-
- ASV
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- yad
-
noun,
a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- red
-
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.
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- Rd.
-
- Ivy
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ite
-
- SAE
-
- SED
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- SAR
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- sd.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSV
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ity
-
- ITV
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yer
-
- Yid
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- ier
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yds
-
- Ir.
-
- IDS
-
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.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- YTD
-
- IDA
-
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).
- IAS
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- ide
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- i.
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RV
-
- Y.
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yd
-
noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- YT
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- EI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ty
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TD
-
- V.
-
- DT
-
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.
- VD
-
- VI
-
- VR
-
- t.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SV
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- EV
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- ey
-
- yr
-
- DV
-
- DA
-
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.
- D.
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- ry
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.