Anagrams of aeronautics
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- ascertain
-
verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- one-a-cat
-
noun,
one old cat.
- outrances
-
noun,
the utmost extremity.
- actuaries
-
noun,
Insurance. a person who computes premium rates, dividends, risks, etc., according to probabilities based on statistical records.
- aeronauts
-
noun,
the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
- creations
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- craniates
-
noun,
a craniate animal.
- truancies
-
noun,
the act or state of being truant.
- courtesan
-
noun,
a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
- courantes
-
noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- arcuation
-
noun,
the state of being bent or curved.
- countries
-
noun,
a state or nation:
- Cartesian
-
noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- caseation
-
noun,
Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
- cast-iron
-
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.
- sectarian
-
noun,
a member of a sect.
- Cointreau
-
- causation
-
noun,
the action of causing or producing.
- oceanauts
-
noun,
aquanaut.
- certosina
-
noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- Naucratis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
- suctorian
-
noun,
a suctorial animal.
- nectarous
-
adjective,
of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- neurotics
-
noun,
a neurotic person.
- tenacious
-
adjective,
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
- counter-
-
- counters
-
noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- counties
-
noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- Neustria
-
noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- courante
-
noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- courants
-
noun,
courante.
- urinates
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- routines
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- craniate
-
noun,
a craniate animal.
- trounces
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- carotins
-
noun,
carotene.
- Creation
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- suricate
-
noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- aeronaut
-
noun,
the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
- Croatian
-
noun,
a Croat.
- carneous
-
adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- recusant
-
noun,
a person who is recusant.
- neurotic
-
noun,
a neurotic person.
- ructions
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- 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.
- coinsure
-
verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- scenario
-
noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- centaurs
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- cisterna
-
noun,
cistern (def 2).
- cautions
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- Touraine
-
noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- seatrain
-
noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- nacreous
-
adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- Santeria
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- Caterina
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- araceous
-
adjective,
belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- construe
-
noun,
the act of construing.
- caterans
-
noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Anicetus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- arcanist
-
noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- ruinates
-
adjective,
ruined.
- taurines
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- re-count
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- Cernauti
-
noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- carinate
-
adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- raincoat
-
noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- outcries
-
noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- canister
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- outraces
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- Erastian
-
noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- outrance
-
noun,
the utmost extremity.
- Asturian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asturias.
- canotier
-
noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- Eurasian
-
noun,
the offspring of a European and an Asian.
- rainouts
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- Eustacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ocarinas
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Etruscan
-
noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- oceanaut
-
noun,
aquanaut.
- Artesian
-
adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- uranites
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- nocturia
-
noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- curtains
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- 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.
- Aaronite
-
noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- cantoris
-
adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- Estancia
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- auctions
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- Teucrian
-
noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- acarines
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Canaries
-
noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- sterno-
-
- carinas
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Scutari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- centaur
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- centri-
-
- cerato-
-
- cateran
-
noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Tarasco
-
noun,
Tarascan.
- stearo-
-
- Sno-Cat
-
- sinuate
-
adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- carious
-
adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- caritas
-
noun,
charity.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- suction
-
noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- carnous
-
adjective,
carnose.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- caesura
-
noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- soutane
-
noun,
a cassock.
- Soutine
-
noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- Austro-
-
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Austria
-
noun,
a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- 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.
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- 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.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- 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).
- encrust
-
verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- rainout
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- curtain
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- curites
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- 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.
- Oceania
-
noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- nitrous
-
adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- neutro-
-
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- incrust
-
verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- icterus
-
noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- 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.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- nourice
-
noun,
a nurse.
- nutrias
-
noun,
the coypu.
- eutocia
-
noun,
normal childbirth.
- Eurasia
-
noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- curiosa
-
plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- sautoir
-
noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- contra-
-
- constr.
-
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- Saracen
-
noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- Sarcina
-
noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- contuse
-
verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- 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.
- satanic
-
adjective,
of Satan.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- saurian
-
noun,
a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cranio-
-
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- ruction
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- 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.
- cornute
-
adjective,
cornuted.
- ruinate
-
adjective,
ruined.
- centro-
-
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- aneuria
-
noun,
neurasthenia.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- arseno-
-
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Ancaeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
- anurias
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- triunes
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- 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.
- 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.
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- uranias
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- 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.
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- tonsure
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- aristo-
-
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- actino-
-
- arcuate
-
adjective,
bent or curved like a bow.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Aruntas
-
noun,
Aranda.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- Antaeus
-
noun,
an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
- Tournai
-
noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- antero-
-
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- aeron.
-
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- trans.
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- recti-
-
- 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.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- rectos
-
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- cteno-
-
- 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.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- ruanas
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- tauro-
-
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- 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.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- contr.
-
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- sacro-
-
- aniso-
-
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- 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.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- 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.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- 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.
- sarco-
-
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- 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.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- turco-
-
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- 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.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- nitro-
-
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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.
- iatro-
-
- urano-
-
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- instr.
-
- urino-
-
- aceous
-
- utero-
-
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- 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.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- 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.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- inter.
-
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- neuro-
-
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- 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.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- aceto-
-
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acious
-
- 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.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- 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.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- arsen-
-
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- 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.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- 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.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- 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.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- austr-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- steno-
-
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- 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.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- 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.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- scato-
-
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- tarso-
-
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- 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.
- astro-
-
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- centi-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- astron
-
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- centr-
-
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- cerat-
-
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- 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.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- octa-
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Srta.
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- uran-
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- neur-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- nears
-
- naut.
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- 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.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- tears
-
- naso-
-
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- neut.
-
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- tera-
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- nuci-
-
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- ster.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- nitr-
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- noct-
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- 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.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- 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.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonia
-
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- sect.
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- 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.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- treas
-
- 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.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sarc-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- 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.
- 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.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Scot.
-
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- sanit
-
- 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.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- UNCIO
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Sino-
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Recit
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- 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.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Unit.
-
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sito-
-
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- 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.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- 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).
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- 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.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- 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.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Seric
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- seti-
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tious
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Const
-
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Cons.
-
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- 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.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- acro-
-
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- 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.
- cont.
-
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Euro-
-
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- aero-
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- 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.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- anat.
-
- Ecua.
-
- 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.
- ecto-
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- areo-
-
- econ.
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- 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.
- 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.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- cata-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- anis-
-
- caus.
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- 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.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- 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.
- cent.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- 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: ¢.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- 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.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- 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.
- ation
-
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- asco-
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Iran.
-
- 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.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- intr.
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- 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.
- anti-
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- 30-30
-
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- ASEAN
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- 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.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- 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.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- astr.
-
- Aust.
-
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- inst.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- icons
-
- cores
-
- incor
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- 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.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- acet-
-
- IATSE
-
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- 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.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- incr.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ante-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- 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.
- 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.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- auto.
-
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- cis-
-
- crat
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Sat.
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cor.
-
- cit.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- 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.
- Rus.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- 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.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- Con.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- aut-
-
- str.
-
- 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.
- ator
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Aus.
-
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- ates
-
- 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.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- art.
-
- Sra.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ter.
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- taur
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- asc-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- cir.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cat.
-
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- cen.
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scr.
-
- 1080
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CERN
-
- sci.
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- tion
-
- saur
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Can.
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- ARIS
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- 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.
- acr-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Eur.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- uni-
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Oct.
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- IAEA
-
- 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.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- iana
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- 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.
- nos-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- IATA
-
- ICAO
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Tues
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- etc.
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Ont.
-
- eso-
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- est.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Cres
-
- aer-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- 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.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ious
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- USAR
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Ire.
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- 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.
- USCA
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- NCTE
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- USIA
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- NACA
-
- USNA
-
- USRC
-
- USTC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- NCAA
-
- uro-
-
- Ice.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- acea
-
- NOAA
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- uret
-
- 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.
- uria
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- 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 = .
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cur.
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ano-
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tri-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- RNAS
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- 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.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ANTU
-
- 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.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- ance
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- enc.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- aet.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tron
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- tRNA
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Anas
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- 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).
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- eous
-
- out-
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Ens.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIA
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TCA
-
- an.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ACS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- USR
-
- uti
-
- 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
-
- ac-
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- aor
-
- ASI
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- TSE
-
- USO
-
- USC
-
- tue
-
- USN
-
- AOA
-
- 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.
- ase
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- AOU
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- AIC
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- tra
-
- AAU
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- Tu.
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tr.
-
- UCR
-
- UIT
-
- TIA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ur-
-
- Une
-
- ANC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- uns
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Ar.
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AUC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TCS
-
- 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.
- UNO
-
- Tro
-
- AEC
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- 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.
- ARS
-
- AAE
-
- Aar
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AEA
-
- ARU
-
- ae.
-
- ure
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- UAR
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Esc
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ESR
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ESU
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ECA
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- RCS
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- eu-
-
- OAS
-
- eo-
-
- IRS
-
- ion
-
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 = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
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.
- NEC
-
- IOT
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- IOU
-
- Ir.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOC
-
- ISA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ise
-
- NAA
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- IUS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ISR
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ist
-
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- 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.
- ITU
-
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- io-
-
- NIA
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NOC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ine
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ec-
-
- AUA
-
- CEO
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ATA
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- CEA
-
- at.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- CIA
-
- ATC
-
- sc.
-
- ASU
-
- CIE
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ITA
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
-
- ca.
-
- 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).
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SRO
-
- ct.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- cs.
-
- STI
-
- CAA
-
- 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).
- CAI
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SAA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
-
- cte
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ast
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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.
- CST
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- ASR
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- Aso
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- CTA
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- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- RNA
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- 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.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cui
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noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- Cut
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noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- REA
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- RCT
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- RCN
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- RCA
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- ASN
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- CSA
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- 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.
- RSE
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- run
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noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RTS
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- rte
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- rt.
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- rut
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noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- RSA
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- Rs.
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
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- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- ROI
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CRT
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- cru
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noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- ROA
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- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- T1
-
- NC
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- NI
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- t.
-
- 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.
- N.
-
- TC
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- SU
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EI
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- OA
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- CU
-
- RN
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- RI
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- RC
-
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- RO
-
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- RU
-
- S.
-
- SA
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- TN
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- U.
-
- CE
-
- UC
-
- UI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SN
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
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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.