Anagrams of affirmative-action

Word affirmative-action has 2050 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of affirmative-action.

13 letter words you can make with affirmative-action

metrification: noun, metrication.

12 letter words you can make with affirmative-action

aerification: noun, an act of combining with air.
verification: noun, the act of verifying.
intra-atomic: adjective, within an atom or atoms.
ratification: noun, the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
ramification: noun, the act or process of ramifying.

11 letter words you can make with affirmative-action

fractionate: verb (used with object), to separate or divide into component parts, fragments, divisions, etc.
affirmation: noun, the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
rifacimento: noun, a recast or adaptation, as of a literary or musical work.
affricative: noun, affricate (def 1).
affrication: noun, the act or process of changing a stop sound to an affricate.
affirmative: noun, something that affirms or asserts; a positive statement or proposition; affirmation.
ratiocinate: verb (used without object), to reason; carry on a process of reasoning.
criminative: adjective, involving crimination; accusatory.
intra-vitam: adverb, during life:
metrication: noun, the act, process, or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement.
vinificator: noun, a condenser for alcohol vapors escaping from fermenting wine.
affectation: noun, an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession:
interatomic: adjective, between atoms.
carminative: noun, a drug causing expulsion of gas from the stomach or bowel.
informative: adjective, giving information; instructive:

10 letter words you can make with affirmative-action

maceration: noun, the act or process of macerating.
emaciation: noun, abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease.
affirmance: noun, affirmation.
effraction: noun, a breaking into a house, store, etc., by force; forcible entry.
affinitive: adjective, characterized by affinity; closely related or associated.
actiniform: adjective, having a radiate form.
foraminate: adjective, full of holes or foramina.
affrontive: adjective, insulting; offensive.
inactivate: verb (used with object), to make inactive:
comitative: noun, the comitative case.
vaticinate: verb (used with or without object), to prophesy.
victoriate: noun, a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued in the late 3rd century b.c., having a figure of Victory on the reverse.
cavitation: noun, the rapid formation and collapse of vapor pockets in a flowing liquid in regions of very low pressure, a frequent cause of structural damage to propellers, pumps, etc.
Victoriana: plural noun, Victorian art objects, furnishings, bric-a-brac, etc.
vociferant: noun, a person who vociferates.
recitativo: noun, recitative2 .
recitation: noun, an act of reciting.
Marcionite: noun, a member of a Gnostic ascetic sect that flourished from the 2nd to 7th century a.d. and that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Christ.

9 letter words you can make with affirmative-action

novitiate: noun, the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation.
normative: adjective, of or relating to a norm, especially an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing, etc.
mortician: noun, funeral director.
inamorata: noun, a woman who loves or is loved; female sweetheart or lover.
Americano: noun, a cocktail made with bitters, sweet vermouth, and soda water.
Americana: noun, (often used with a plural verb) books, papers, maps, etc., relating to America, especially to its history, culture, and geography.
metrician: noun, a metrist.
natatoria: noun, a swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.
tectiform: noun, Archaeology. a design found in Paleolithic cave art and believed to represent a structure or dwelling.
imitation: noun, a result or product of imitating.
fricative: noun, Also called spirant. a fricative consonant, as (th), (v), or (h).
affection: noun, fond attachment, devotion, or love:
manicotti: noun, a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.
officiant: noun, a person who officiates at a religious service or ceremony.
officiate: verb (used with object), to serve as the priest or minister of (a divine service, religious ceremony, etc.).
manticore: noun, a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
one-a-cat: noun, one old cat.
affirmant: noun, a person who affirms.
Marinetti: noun, Emilio Filippo Tommaso [e-mee-lyaw fee-leep-paw tawm-mah-zaw] /ɛˈmi lyɔ fiˈlip pɔ tɔmˈmɑ zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1944, Italian writer.
raffinate: noun, the part of a liquid, especially an oil, remaining after its more soluble components have been extracted by a solvent.
intricate: adjective, having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
affricate: noun, Also called affricative. a speech sound comprising occlusion, plosion, and frication, as either of the ch- sounds in church and the j- sound in joy.
recitatif: noun, recitative2 .
anti-icer: noun, a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
Rovaniemi: noun, a city in N Finland, near the Arctic Circle.
iteration: noun, the act of repeating; a repetition.
frication: noun, an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
imitative: adjective, imitating; copying; given to imitation.
tricotine: noun, cavalry twill.
catamenia: noun, menses.
covariant: adjective, (of one magnitude with respect to another) varying in accordance with a fixed mathematical relationship:
Victorian: noun, a person who lived during the Victorian period.
criminate: verb (used with object), to charge with a crime.
Victorine: noun, a fur tippet with long tabs at the ends.
coffinite: noun, a mineral, black uranous silicate, USiO 4 , an important ore of uranium.
triatomic: adjective, having three atoms in a molecule.
cat-train: noun, a train of sleds and other vehicles mounted on runners, the whole procession drawn by a tractor with caterpillar treads.
factitive: adjective, noting or pertaining to verbs that express the idea of making or rendering in a certain way and that take a direct object and an additional word or group of words indicating the result of the process, as made in They made him king.
catatonia: noun, a syndrome seen most frequently in schizophrenia, characterized by muscular rigidity and mental stupor, sometimes alternating with great excitement and confusion.
covariate: noun, a continuous control variable that is observed rather than manipulated but can affect the outcome of an experiment or study:
aciniform: adjective, clustered like grapes.
activator: noun, a person or thing that activates.
carnotite: noun, a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
formative: noun, Grammar. a derivational affix, particularly one that determines the part of speech of the derived word, as -ness, in loudness, hardness, etc.
vicariate: noun, the office or authority of a vicar.
forficate: adjective, deeply forked, as the tail of a bird.
ventifact: noun, a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand.
fornicate: adjective, arched or vaulted in form.
atacamite: noun, a mineral, hydrated chloride of copper, Cu 2 Cl(OH) 3 , occurring in a green, granular form: a minor ore of copper.
variation: noun, the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree:

8 letter words you can make with affirmative-action

Marietta: noun, a city in NW Georgia.
Maritain: noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
Marianao: noun, a city in NW Cuba, a suburb of Havana.
cavatina: noun, a simple song or melody, properly one without a second part or a repeat; an air.
caveator: noun, a person who files or enters a caveat.
marinate: verb (used with object), to steep (food) in a marinade.
marocain: noun, a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
Cinerama
Fraction: noun, Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
Maronite: noun, a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
martinet: noun, a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
metanoia: noun, a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion.
Caterina: noun, a female given name, form of Catherine.
catamite: noun, a boy or youth who is in a sexual relationship with a man.
Amravati: noun, a city in Maharashtra, in central India.
Amratian: adjective, of, relating to, or belonging to the predynastic Chalcolithic culture that flourished in Upper Egypt about 3800 b.c., characterized by the working of raw gold, the use of copper, and the burial of the dead in shallow graves.
Minorite: noun, Friar Minor.
amniotic: adjective, of, relating to, or having an amnion.
Monteria: noun, a city in N Colombia.
Moravian: noun, a native or inhabitant of Moravia.
Carmania: noun, a province of the ancient Persian empire, on the Gulf of Oman.
caritive: adjective, (in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
carinate: adjective, Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
Citation: noun, Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
aviation: noun, the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft.
Marciano: noun, Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
emiction: noun, urination.
friction: noun, surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
aromatic: noun, a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.
artifact: noun, any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use.
artifice: noun, a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
inactive: adjective, not active:
Fittonia: noun, either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
initiate: noun, a person who has been initiated.
interact: verb (used without object), to act one upon another.
intercom: noun, an intercommunication system.
fication
favorite: noun, a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference:
intermit: verb (used with object), to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
intimate: noun, an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
Fairmont: noun, a city in W West Virginia.
Croatian: noun, a Croat.
conative: noun, Grammar. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect.
Creation: noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
craniate: noun, a craniate animal.
Craftint
intromit: verb (used with object), to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
contrive: verb (used with object), to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent:
Antietam: noun, a creek flowing from S Pennsylvania through NW Maryland into the Potomac: Civil War battle fought near here at Sharpsburg, Maryland, in 1862.
invocate: verb (used with object), invoke.
antiatom: noun, an atom of antimatter.
macaroni: noun, small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
contrite: adjective, caused by or showing sincere remorse.
contrate: adjective, (of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
animator: noun, a person or thing that animates.
confetti: plural noun, (used with a singular verb) small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party.
Conferva: noun, any simple filamentous green algae, many of which were formerly classified in the genus Conferva.
motivate: verb (used with object), to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
McIntire: noun, Samuel, 1757–1811, U.S. architect and woodcarver.
canotier: noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
Veronica: noun, the image of the face of Christ, said in legend to have been miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that St. Veronica gave to Him to wipe His face on the way to Calvary.
termitic: adjective, of, pertaining to, produced by, or infested with termites.
teratoma: noun, a tumor made up of different types of tissue.
Taconite: noun, a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
tentoria: noun, Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
vicarate: noun, vicariate.
Aaronite: noun, one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
tear-off: adjective, designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually along a perforated line:
raincoat: noun, a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
reactant: noun, a person or thing that reacts.
Octavian: noun, Augustus.
reaction: noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
vacation: noun, a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday:
variance: noun, the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
Africana: noun, artifacts or artistic or literary works of any of the nations of Africa reflecting geographical, historical, or cultural development.
Tamatave: noun, a seaport on E Madagascar.
affiance: noun, a pledging of faith, as a marriage contract.
Romanite: noun, a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
romantic: noun, a romantic person.
rotative: adjective, rotating or pertaining to rotation.
amaretto: noun, an Italian liqueur with a slightly bitter almond flavor.
trifecta: noun, a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first three finishers in exact order.
Tacitean: adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Publius Cornelius Tacitus.
vinifera: noun, a vinifera grape.
Tiverton: noun, a town in SE Rhode Island.
activate: verb (used with object), to make active; cause to function or act.
traction: noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
American: noun, a citizen of the United States of America.
tractive: adjective, having or exerting traction; drawing.
Vittoria: noun, a female given name, Italian form of Victoria.
Victoria: noun, the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
Victoire: noun, a female given name, French form of Victoria.
viticeta: noun, a place where vines, especially grapevines, are cultivated.

7 letter words you can make with affirmative-action

corvine: adjective, pertaining to or resembling a crow.
varmint: noun, Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S. vermin. an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
varico-
Cremini: noun, a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
variate: noun, Statistics. random variable.
Craiova: noun, a city in SW Romania.
variant: noun, a person or thing that varies.
fiction: noun, the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
cranio-
torment: noun, a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
craniom
fictive: adjective, fictitious; imaginary.
faction: noun, a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
Cremona: noun, a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
fanatic: noun, a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
erotica: noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
encomia: noun, a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
Trevino: noun, Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
traffic: noun, the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.:
Trianta: noun, Trianda.
factive: noun, a factive expression.
fancier: noun, a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
fermion: noun, any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, ….
Tritoma: noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
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.
crinite: noun, a fossil crinoid.
Fanfare: noun, a flourish or short air played on trumpets or the like.
crimini: noun, cremini.
fermata: noun, the sustaining of a note, chord, or rest for a duration longer than the indicated time value, with the length of the extension at the performer's discretion.
facient
tritone: noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
vection: noun, the transference of a disease from one person to another.
corvina: noun, corbina.
viremia: noun, the presence of a virus in the blood.
centimo: noun, the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
centavo: noun, the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
vicomte: noun, a French viscount.
cavetto: noun, a concave molding the outline of which is a quarter circle.
cave-in: noun, a collapse, as of anything hollow:
Vietnam: noun, Official name Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin-China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War but now reunified. 126,104 sq. mi. (326,609 sq. km). Capital: Hanoi. Compare North Vietnam, South Vietnam.
catmint: noun, catnip.
cateran: noun, (formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
Catania: noun, a seaport in E Sicily.
centro-
vitamin: noun, any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies of vitamins produce specific disorders.
vitiate: verb (used with object), to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
carotin: noun, carotene.
Carmine: noun, a crimson or purplish-red color.
Vitoria: noun, Francisco de [frahn-th ees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈðis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1480–1546, Spanish scholar and theologian.
vitrain: noun, the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
vitrine: noun, a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
cariama: noun, seriema.
caravan: noun, a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
centri-
cerato-
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.
ventro-
coremia: noun, the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
convert: noun, one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
Vatican: noun, Also called Vatican Palace. the chief residence of the popes in Vatican City, now also including a library, archives, art museum, apartments, and administrative offices.
fitment: noun, equipment; furnishing.
venatic: adjective, of or relating to hunting.
ventri-
contra-
conifer: noun, any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
confirm: verb (used with object), to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify:
vermian: adjective, resembling or of the nature of a worm.
ceriman: noun, a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
Vermont: noun, a state of the NE United States: a part of New England. 9609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Capital: Montpelier. Abbreviation: VT (for use with zip code), Vt.
Comtian: noun, a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
comitia: noun, an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
macaron: noun, a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
Civitan: noun, a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918.
cittern: noun, an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
citrine: noun, a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
citrate: noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
certain: Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
fireman: noun, a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
nematic: adjective, noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
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.
overact: verb (used with or without object), to act in an exaggerated manner.
cantata: noun, a choral composition, either sacred and resembling a short oratorio or secular, as a lyric drama set to music but not to be acted.
martnet: noun, an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
Martini: noun, a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
oneiric: adjective, of or relating to dreams.
Martina: noun, a female given name.
Martian: noun, a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
orifice: noun, an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
ovarian: adjective, of or relating to an ovary.
overman: noun, a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
Menotti: noun, Gian Carlo [jahn kahr-loh;; Italian jahn kahr-law] /dʒɑn ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian dʒɑn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
raiment: noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
ramenta: noun, a scraping, shaving, or particle.
Marconi: noun, Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
Marcion: noun, a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
ricotta: noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
Marcian: noun, a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
marcato: adjective, (of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
Maranta: noun, any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage.
Manteca: noun, a town in central California.
Menorca: noun, Minorca.
Mercian: noun, a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
Romaine: noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
nitrite: noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
narcoma: noun, stupor produced by narcotics.
motivic: adjective, of or relating to a motif.
nemato-
mortice: noun, a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
neritic: adjective, of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
Moravia: noun, Alberto [ahl-ber-taw] /ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alberto Pincherle) 1907–90, Italian writer.
moraine: noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
Niteroi: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
nitrate: noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
Minorca: noun, Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
officer: noun, a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
minivet: noun, any of several small, long-tailed Asian cuckoo-shrikes of the genus Pericrocotus, having in the male black and red and in the female black and orange plumage.
miniver: noun, (in the Middle Ages) a fur of white or spotted white and gray used for linings and trimmings. Compare vair (def 1).
minicar: noun, a very small car, especially a subcompact.
miniate: verb (used with object), to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
Minerva: noun, the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and the arts, identified with the Greek goddess Athena.
ocarina: noun, a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
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).
minaret: noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
Octavia: noun, died 11 b.c, sister of Roman emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Anthony.
manifer: noun, a gauntlet for protecting the left hand when holding the reins of a horse.
Mai-Tai: noun, a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
foramen: noun, an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
Titania: noun, synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
Icarian: noun, an inhabitant of Icaria.
termini: noun, the end or extremity of anything.
Fremont: noun, a city in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
frantic: adjective, desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
Franco-
Francie: noun, a female given name, form of Frances.
francia: noun, José Gaspar Rodríguez de [haw-se gahs-pahr raw-th ree-ges th e] /hɔˈsɛ gɑsˈpɑr rɔˈðri gɛs ðɛ/ (Show IPA), ("El Supremo") 1766–1840, Paraguayan political leader: dictator 1814–40.
tertian: noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
tetanic: adjective, Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
Formica
teacart: noun, tea wagon.
Titanic: noun, a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
natator: noun, a swimmer.
formant: noun, Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
titmice: noun, any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.
forfeit: noun, a fine; penalty.
Foreman: noun, a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
tomenta: noun, pubescence consisting of longish, soft, entangled hairs pressed close to the surface.
to-name: noun, a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
tonetic: noun, the phonetic study of tone in language.
imitate: verb (used with object), to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
taverna: noun, a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.
Romance: noun, a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
tamarao: noun, tamarau.
Romania: noun, a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Romanic: noun, romance1 (def 9).
iterant: adjective, characterized by repetition; repeating.
invoice: noun, an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.
Introit: noun, Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
taction: noun, touch; contact.
intreat: verb (used with or without object), entreat.
taffeta: noun, a medium-weight or light-weight fabric of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk, usually smooth, crisp, and lustrous, plain-woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect.
tamarin: noun, any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
Tatiana: noun, a female given name.
Interim: noun, an intervening time; interval; meantime:
tantara: noun, a blast of a trumpet or horn.
Taranto: noun, Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
tartine: noun, a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
infract: verb (used with object), to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
Tartini: noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
infarct: noun, a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
inertia: noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
incomer: noun, a person who comes in.
formate: noun, a salt or ester of formic acid.
ratafia: noun, a sweet liqueur made from wine or grape juice combined with brandy or other spirits and often flavored with almonds, fruit, or fruit kernels.
Amon-Ra: noun, Amen-Ra.
avarice: noun, insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
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.
animate: adjective, alive; possessing life:
arietta: noun, a short aria.
affiant: noun, a person who makes an affidavit.
Armenia: noun, an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
arnatto: noun, annatto (def 2).
anaemic: adjective, anemic.
Avertin
Cainite: noun, a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
anaemia: noun, anemia.
caitiff: noun, a base, despicable person.
airtime: noun, the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
Amorite: noun, a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
Cameron: noun, Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
animato: adjective, animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
acnemia: noun, a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
amniote: noun, any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
African: noun, a native or inhabitant of Africa.
Aramean: noun, a Semite of the division associated with Aram.
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.
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.
aciform: adjective, needle-shaped; acicular.
antero-
acarine: noun, any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
A-frame: noun, any upright, rigid supporting frame in the form of a triangle or an inverted V , as V .
Affrica
Aretino: noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
anomite: noun, a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
avionic: noun, (used with a singular verb) the science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
Aaronic: adjective, of or relating to Aaron.
aviator: noun, a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.
affront: noun, a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult:
Amanita: noun, any agaricaceous fungus of the genus Amanita, comprised chiefly of poisonous species.
Aramaic: noun, Also, Aramean, Aramaean. a northwest Semitic language that from c300 b.c.–a.d. 650 was a lingua franca for nearly all of SW Asia and was the everyday speech of Syria, Mesopotamia, and Palestine. Compare Biblical Aramaic.
activin: noun, a peptide that is synthesized in the pituitary gland and gonads and stimulates the secretion of FSH.
Amen-Ra: noun, a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
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.
Actinia: noun, a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
aminate: verb (used with object), to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
amitate: noun, a close social relationship between a paternal aunt and her niece.
amentia: noun, lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
Amittai: noun, the father of Jonah. II Kings 14:25.
amative: adjective, disposed to love; amorous.
amirate: noun, emirate.
America: noun, United States.
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fantom: noun, an apparition or specter.
active: noun, Grammar. the active voice. a form or construction in the active voice.
Tacoma: noun, a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
iatric: adjective, of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
iatro-
Icaria: noun, Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
Enrico: noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
affirm: verb (used with object), to state or assert positively; maintain as true:
Erivan: noun, Yerevan.
erotic: noun, an erotic poem.
taenia: noun, Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
Tamara: noun, a powdered mixture of cinnamon, cloves, coriander, aniseed, and fennel seed.
Ariane: noun, Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
tomcat: noun, a male cat.
toe-in: noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
titmen: noun, the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
titman: noun, the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
affine: noun, a person related to one by marriage.
iceman: noun, a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
action: noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
rotten: adjective, decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
infect: adjective, Archaic. infected.
Trento: noun, Italian name of Trent.
inter.
intact: adjective, not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
inmate: noun, a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
arcane: adjective, known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
infra-
Arcata: noun, a town in NW California.
inform: adjective, without form; formless.
infirm: adjective, feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
effort: noun, exertion of physical or mental power:
enamor: verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
trance: noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
infare: noun, a party or reception for a newly married couple.
Romaic: noun, demotic (def 5).
Africa: noun, a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. About 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km).
income: noun, the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
incite: verb (used with object), to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
atonic: noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
Titian: noun, (Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
rotate: adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
imaret: noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
tamari: noun, a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
France: noun, Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
atomic: adjective, of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
Fermat: noun, Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1601–65, French mathematician.
famine: noun, extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
aeron.
finite: noun, something that is finite.
tenaim: noun, the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
ataman: noun, the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force.
fiance: noun, a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
fiacre: noun, a small horse-drawn carriage.
terat-
atavic: adjective, atavistic.
tetra-
tavern: noun, a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
Tiamat: noun, an Akkadian goddess, the consort of Apsu and mother of the gods.
femto-
Ticino: noun, a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
tie-in: noun, an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
tinter: noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
Tiffin: noun, lunch.
Tifton: noun, a town in central Georgia.
fatten: verb (used with object), to make fat.
Fatima: noun, a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
tinct.
Firman: noun, an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
fitten: adjective, suitable; appropriate.
affect: noun, Psychology. feeling or emotion.
Forman: noun, Milos [mee-lawsh] /ˈmi lɔʃ/ (Show IPA), (Jan Tomas Forman) born 1932, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
titfer: noun, hat.
farina: noun, flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
franca: noun, a city in Sao Paulo state, SE Brazil.
tanrec: noun, tenrec.
affair: noun, anything done or to be done; anything requiring action or effort; business; concern:
Tantra: noun, (italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
arnica: noun, any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
formic: adjective, of or relating to ants.
aroint: verb (imperative), begone:
format: noun, the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
forint: noun, an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
fitter: noun, a person or thing that fits.
tarata: noun, a tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, of New Zealand, having elliptic leaves and fragrant, yellow flowers, grown as an ornamental.
tariff: noun, an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports.
Tarmac: noun, (lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
foment: verb (used with object), to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
foeman: noun, an enemy in war.
Tartan: noun, a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
Arafat: noun, Yasir [yah-ser,, -sir,, yas-er] /ˈyɑ sər,, -sɪr,, ˈyæs ər/ (Show IPA), 1929–2004, Palestinian leader: head of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
tatami: noun, (in Japanese houses) any of a number of thick, woven straw mats of uniform dimensions, about three feet by six feet (91 cm by 183 cm), the placing of which determines the dimensions of an interior.
Factor: noun, one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
Fafnir: noun, a dragon, a son of Hreidmar and the brother of Otter and Regin: he killed Hreidmar for the cursed treasure of Andvari and was killed in turn by Sigurd at the instigation of Regin.
Tarvia
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.
intima: noun, the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
metro-
Amarna: adjective, of or relating to the period in ancient Egyptian history described on cuneiform tablets (Amarna tablets) that were found in 1887 at Tell el Amarna and contain the correspondence (Amarna letters) from neighboring kings and governors to Amenhotep IV and his father Amenhotep III.
mitten: noun, a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
orcein: noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
miotic: noun, a miotic drug.
Orient: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
cantar: noun, a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
ornate: adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
ottava: adverb, (of notes in a score) at an octave higher than written (when placed above the staff) or lower than written (when placed below the staff). Abbreviation: 8va.
ovaria: noun, ovary.
micron: noun, Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
micro-
Racine: noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
Amrita: noun, the beverage of immortality.
Monera: noun, a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
amtrac: noun, amphibian (def 4).
metric: noun, Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
Raetic: noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
Mervin: noun, a male given name.
Merton: noun, Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
Merino: noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
Mercia: noun, an early English kingdom in central Britain.
raffia: noun, a fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, used for tying plants and other objects and for making mats, baskets, hats, and the like.
Mentor: noun, a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
airmen: noun, an aviator.
airman: noun, an aviator.
meacon: verb (used with object), to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
omenta: noun, a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
Moneta: noun, Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
McNair: noun, Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
Namtar: noun, the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
Neviim: noun, the Prophets, being the second of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
nitric: adjective, containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
nitro-
nemat-
nectar: noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
necro-
nocti-
Noetic: adjective, of or relating to the mind.
natter: noun, a conversation; chat.
native: noun, Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
narco-
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.
notate: verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
Monica: noun, a female given name.
notice: noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
Novara: noun, a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
novice: noun, a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
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.
octant: noun, the eighth part of a circle.
Octave: noun, Music. a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone. the interval encompassed by such tones. the harmonic combination of such tones. a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
motive: noun, something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
amino-
office: noun, a room, set of rooms, or building where the business of a commercial or industrial organization or of a professional person is conducted:
Morini: noun, Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
Morava: noun, German March. a river in central Europe, flowing S from NE Czech Republic, along part of the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and Slovakia and Austria, into the Danube W of Bratislava. 240 miles (385 km) long.
Moraea: noun, any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
ramate: adjective, having branches; branching out or off.
anatta: noun, the doctrine asserting the nonexistence of a personal and immortal soul. Sanskrit, anatman.
intime: adjective, intimate; cozy.
remain: noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
anomie: noun, a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
maniac: noun, a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
Manati: noun, a city in N Puerto Rico.
ravine: noun, a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
Mainer: noun, a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
re-act: verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
maftir: noun, the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
macron: noun, a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
macro-
recant: verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
Maceio: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
recti-
Renata: noun, a female given name.
manioc: noun, cassava.
renvoi: noun, the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
retain: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Irvine: noun, a city in SW California.
ironic: adjective, using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
irenic: adjective, tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
Rimini: noun, Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
antiar: noun, the upas tree.
invite: noun, Informal. an invitation.
invert: noun, a person or thing that is inverted.
Antrim: noun, a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
intro.
intra-
Anomia: noun, the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
mantic: adjective, of or relating to divination.
matter: noun, the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
anemo-
matron: noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
matri-
Matane: noun, a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
Marvin: noun, a male given name.
Ramona: noun, a female given name.
anatto: noun, annatto.
Marten: noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
Anemia: noun, Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
anemic: adjective, Pathology. suffering from anemia.
Marion: noun, Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
Marino: noun, Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
Marini: noun, Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
marine: noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Ravana: noun, (in the Ramayana) the king of Ceylon who abducts Sita, the wife of Ramachandra, and is later defeated by Ramachandra.
Marina: noun, a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
ratine: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Marian: noun, a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
Marcie: noun, a female given name, form of Marcia.
Marcia: noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
Marcan: adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
ration: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
ratite: noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
maraca: noun, a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.
Rattan: noun, Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
ratton: noun, a rat.
mantra: noun, Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
actin-
Nicaea: noun, an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
tricot: noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
Carmen: noun, Ciudad del Carmen.
corita: noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
Corfam
vario-
Carman: noun, one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
aviate: verb (used with or without object), to fly or fly in an aircraft.
contr.
acmite: noun, a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
confit: noun, duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
avocet: noun, any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
CORNET: noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
avoir.
confer: verb (used with object), to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
Canara: noun, Kanara.
vatman: noun, the worker who shakes the pulp onto the wire.
comfit: noun, a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
Vatter: noun, a lake in S Sweden. 80 miles (130 km) long; 733 sq. mi. (1900 sq. km).
comate: noun, a mate or companion.
vector: noun, Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
cornea: noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
Averno: noun, a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
coiffe: noun, verb (used with object), coiffure (defs 1, 3).
craton: noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
Crimea: noun, the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
cretin: noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
Cretan: noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
attorn: verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
vacant: adjective, having no contents; empty; void:
Craven: noun, a coward.
vomica: noun, a cavity, usually in the lungs, containing pus.
cravat: noun, necktie (defs 1, 2).
Carian: noun, a native or inhabitant of Caria.
Vanier: noun, Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
vacate: verb (used with object), to give up possession or occupancy of:
Avanti: noun, Kingdom of, an ancient Aryan kingdom of W central India, with its capital near modern Ujjain; flourished in the 6th–4th centuries b.c.
Crania: noun, the skull of a vertebrate.
Carina: noun, Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
Covina: noun, a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
covert: noun, a covering; cover.
avatar: noun, Hindu Mythology. the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.
Cotter: noun, a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
carnet: noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
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.
Attica: noun, a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
centi-
vimana: noun, a sanctuary of a Brahman temple.
camera: noun, a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
caeoma: noun, (in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
cerat-
caftan: noun, a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
centra: noun, a plural of centrum.
catena: noun, a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
centr-
caiman: noun, any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
Victor: noun, a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
cavort: verb (used without object), to prance or caper about.
Cavite: noun, a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
caviar: noun, the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
cavern: noun, a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
caveat: noun, a warning or caution; admonition.
cavate: adjective, hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock:
virion: noun, the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
Catton: noun, (Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
Catano: noun, a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
certif
Coffin: noun, the box or case in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket.
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.
coffer: noun, a box or chest, especially one for valuables.
camote: noun, batata.
aceto-
C-note: noun, See C (def 11).
carton: noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
acetin: noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
carven: adjective, carved.
ventr-
citrin: noun, bioflavonoid.
Cervin: noun, Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
vermi-
vermin: noun, noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
Verona: noun, a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
cinema: noun, Chiefly British. motion picture.
camion: noun, a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
vitric: adjective, of or relating to glass.
viator: noun, a wayfarer; traveler.
victim: noun, a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency:
attire: noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
cation: noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
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.
Triton: noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
carafe: noun, a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
Canova: noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1757–1822, Italian sculptor.
trivia: noun, (in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
attain: verb (used with object), to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
Canter: noun, an easy gallop.
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trivet: noun, a small metal plate with short legs, especially one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table.

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miter: noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
vitta: noun, Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
Macao: noun, a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
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.
RECON: noun, reconnaissance.
rect.
recta: noun, a plural of rectum.
toti-
reffo: noun, an immigrant, especially one who has been in Australia only a short time.
acro-
refit: noun, an act of refitting.
omni-
totem: noun, a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
manic: adjective, pertaining to or affected by mania.
reman: verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
remit: noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
reni-
Moira: noun, Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
moire: noun, any moiré fabric.
ition
enact: verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
ontic: adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
anti-
Omani: noun, a native or inhabitant of Oman.
ante-
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Mitra: noun, the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
mafic: adjective, of or relating to rocks rich in dark, ferromagnesian minerals. Compare basic (def 4), ultramafic.
Manat: noun, a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
ravin: verb (used with or without object), noun, raven2 .
Mitre: noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
Manet: noun, Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
react: verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Cimon: noun, 507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
Maine: noun, a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta. Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
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canto: noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Tract: noun, an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
Mafia: noun, a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
Recit
Maera: noun, Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
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Trace: noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
Raven: noun, any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
Verna: noun, a female given name.
Macon: noun, Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
reata: noun, riata.
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mania: noun, excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
acari: noun, plural of acarus.
macer: noun, macebearer.
Atman: noun, the principle of life.
riant: adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
voter: noun, a person who votes.
antre: noun, a cavern; cave.
entia: noun, plural of ens.
ento-
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.
Torte: noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
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.
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.
intr.
carom: noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
ament: noun, catkin.
vocat
Nitti: noun, Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
Invar
amate: verb (used with object), to dismay; daunt.
Morea: noun, Peloponnesus.
Erato: noun, the Muse of love poetry.
riven: verb, a past participle of rive.
Croat: noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
Amati: noun, Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
rivet: noun, a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
carne: noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
offer: noun, an act or instance of offering:
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.
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Amata: noun, the mother, by Latinus, of Lavinia.
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riata: noun, a lariat.
Iran.
manor: noun, (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
civet: noun, a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
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.
ricin: noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
atone: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
Afro-
Irina: noun, a female given name.
enorm: adjective, enormous; huge; vast.
Rieti: noun, Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
afrit: noun, afreet.
irate: adjective, angry; enraged:
trice: noun, a very short time; an instant:
often: adverb, many times; frequently:
Monet: noun, Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
carve: verb (used with object), to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
monic: adjective, (of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
Ionic: noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
Ionia: noun, an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
Mont.
Monte: noun, Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
Carte: noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
invt.
venom: noun, the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
antic: noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
manit: noun, man-minute.
anoia: noun, extreme mental deficiency.
Manta: noun, (in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
AMORC
Miner: noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
caine: noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
Niter: noun, potassium nitrate.
menta: noun, Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
amort: adjective, spiritless; lifeless.
mini-
anat.
meno-
menat: noun, an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
Cameo: noun, a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
vinic: adjective, of, pertaining to, found in, or derived from wine:
Amora: noun, one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
Merci: interjection, thank you.
meant: verb, simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
Raman: noun, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
trine: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
vini-
McRae: noun, Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
cater: verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
Ceara: noun, Fortaleza.
ramet: noun, an individual of a clone.
Minor: noun, a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
maven: noun, an expert or connoisseur.
Vinci: noun, Leonardo da [lee-uh-nahr-doh duh,, ley-;; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw dah] /ˌli əˈnɑr doʊ də,, ˌleɪ-;; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈnɑr dɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), Leonardo da Vinci.
Merca: noun, a city in S Somalia.
Eaton: noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
Matt.
acron: noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
Otter: noun, any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
micra: noun, a plural of micron.
ovate: adjective, egg-shaped.
over-
viron: noun, a male given name.
overt: adjective, open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
Oveta: noun, a female given name.
ottar: noun, attar (def 1).
ovine: adjective, pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
MINCE: noun, something cut up very small; mincemeat.
Niort: noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
vireo: noun, any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
caver: noun, a person who studies or explores caves.
racon: noun, radar beacon.
Viren: noun, Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
Cavan: noun, a county in Ulster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 730 sq. mi. (1890 sq. km).
metr-
metic: noun, an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
triac: noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
meta-
Cairo: noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
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mero-
merit: noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
cairn: noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
matte: noun, a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
cent.
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.
nitre: noun, niter.
Marie: noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
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.
Nerva: noun, Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
Maria: noun, calaba.
ratio: noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
anim.
anima: noun, soul; life.
trama: noun, a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
cero-
cert.
anime: noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
Anita: noun, a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
Marin: noun, John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
trait: noun, a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
train: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Marat: noun, Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
trite: adjective, lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
orate: verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
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.
Maori: noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
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.
vice-
Aaron: noun, the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
vicar: noun, Church of England. a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong. the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
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.
vimen: noun, a long, flexible shoot of a plant.
Trent: noun, Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
Minot: noun, George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
matr-
matin: noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
mater: noun, British Informal. mother1 .
ramie: noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
Amer.
Ramon: noun, any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
Vince: noun, a male given name, form of Vincent.
CENTO: noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
econ.
TREAT: noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
ancre: adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
Marti: noun, José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
Aneto: noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
ecto-
Marta: noun, a female given name.
ratan: noun, rattan.
anear: adverb, preposition, near.
trave: noun, a crossbeam.
Maroc: noun, French name of Morocco.
Marne: noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
Vinca: noun, periwinkle2 .
Mario: noun, a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
Minto: noun, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
Ceram: noun, an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
nitr-
init.
torii: noun, (in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
motte: noun, a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
caret: noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
attar: noun, Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
covet: verb (used with object), to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
NAAFI: noun, Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
Noemi: noun, Naomi (def 1).
ta-ta: interjection, goodbye.
craft: noun, an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
Tatar: noun, a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
fiver: noun, a five-dollar bill.
vomit: noun, the act of vomiting.
tater: noun, potato.
nacre: noun, mother-of-pearl.
tarot: noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
Tinia: noun, the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
Crane: noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
Aetna: noun, Mount. Etna, Mount.
Carin: noun, a female given name.
farce: noun, a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
Naima: noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
farci: adjective, filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
tinea: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Fiona: noun, a female given name.
tecta: noun, a rooflike structure.
Evora: noun, a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
Fanti: noun, a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
Vafio: noun, Vaphio.
Artie: noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
Vanir: noun, a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
forme: noun, form (def 30).
Canea: noun, a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
Evatt: noun, Herbert Vere [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1966, Australian lawyer and statesman: president of the General Assembly of the United Nations 1948–49.
cotta: noun, a surplice.
aroma: noun, an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
evict: verb (used with object), to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
Novia: noun, a fiancée or bride.
Tarai: noun, Terai.
Evita: noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
fore-
atmo-
crine: noun, hair; head of hair.
force: noun, physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
Comer: noun, Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
Vance: noun, a male given name.
foram: noun, foraminifer.
Tarim: noun, a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
coven: noun, an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
caner: noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Tarne: noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
cover: noun, something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
aero-
naira: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
toman: noun, a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
femic: adjective, of or relating to a group of rock-forming minerals in which iron and magnesium are essential components.
Timor: noun, an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
crave: verb (used with object), to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
Fermi: noun, a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
Teton: noun, the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
Croft: noun, a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
feria: noun, Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
cream: noun, the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
facer: noun, a person or thing that faces.
tiara: noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
facet: noun, one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
atto-
Terni: noun, a city in central Italy.
Creon: noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
feint: noun, a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
fecit: verb, he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
Caria: noun, an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
amin-
facia: noun, dashboard (def 1).
Narva: noun, a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
timer: noun, a person or thing that times.
favor: noun, something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act:
crim.
aemia
terna: noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Finer: noun, fines. Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e). Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
Norma: noun, the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
temin: noun, Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
finca: noun, a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
naive: adjective, having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
AMICE: noun, an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
Carie: noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
tenia: noun, taenia.
teno-
tenor: noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
T-man: noun, a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
Cant.
Aeria: noun, an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
crone: noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
titre: noun, titer.
tera-
Terai: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
crate: noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
trove: noun, a collection of objects.
aeri-
term.
Naomi: noun, the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
noria: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
fetor: noun, a strong, offensive smell; stench.
feti-
Timon: noun, c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
Tiran: noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
fort.
Varna: noun, Hinduism. class (def 13).
imit.
imino: adjective, containing the imino group.
imine: noun, a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
noct-
Imena: noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
amain: adverb, with full force.
toran: noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
ErvIn: noun, Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
mover: noun, a person or thing that moves.
rotte: noun, rote2 .
afire: adjective, on fire:
Neiva: noun, a city in W Colombia.
movie: noun, motion picture.
ician
Iceni: noun, an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
tonic: noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
Amato: noun, Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
tacet: verb (imperative), be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
tonia
tacit: adjective, understood without being openly expressed; implied:
Carme: noun, a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
cont.
octet: noun, a company of eight singers or musicians.
areo-
vomer: noun, a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
Roman: noun, a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
comet: noun, a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
faena: noun, the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
crit.
infer: verb (used with object), to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
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.
Comr.
titer: noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
Comte: noun, count2 .
Avram: noun, a male given name, form of Abram.
inert: adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
incr.
voice: noun, the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
incor
motet: noun, a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
vatic: adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
motif: noun, a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
Afric: adjective, African.
conf.
Inari: noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
amine: noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
afore: adverb, preposition, conjunction, before.
Areca: noun, any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
ARENA: noun, the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
forte: noun, a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
Conte: noun, count2 .
Acton: noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
vari-
Natta: noun, Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
acorn: noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
Freon
coria: noun, plural of corium.
tomia: noun, the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
varia: noun, a variant reading.
ocean: noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
Arion: noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
oater: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Armen
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.
Arica: noun, a seaport in N Chile.
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.
franc: noun, an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
oaten: adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
Frame: noun, a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
ation
armet: noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
Corti: noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
Tanta: noun, a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
avert: verb (used with object), to turn away or aside:
fovea: noun, a small pit or depression in a bone or other structure.
tanto: adverb, (of a musical direction) too much; so much.
toner: noun, a person or thing that tones.
Actor: noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
Corea: noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Taino: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
faint: noun, a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
avian: adjective, of or relating to birds.
carat: noun, a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
aecia: noun, the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
octan: noun, an octan fever.
tafia: noun, a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
octa-
ative
ocrea: noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
Taine: noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
crime: noun, an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
front: noun, the foremost part or surface of anything.
taint: noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
Attic: noun, the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
Taira: noun, a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
Tamar: noun, the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
Acoma: noun, a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
arian: noun, an adherent of Arianism.
Caren: noun, a female given name.

4 letter words you can make with affirmative-action

nori: noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
otic: adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
Nor.
Nora: noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
AFAM
Nome: noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
NIRA
Orne: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
NOAA
Aman: noun, Haman.
NTIA
Offa: noun, died 796, king of Mercia 757–96.
Vote: noun, a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
off.
voc.
Oita: noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
Oman: noun, Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
Oct.
Omar: noun, a male given name.
omen: noun, anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
Omer: noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
omit: verb (used with object), to leave out; fail to include or mention:
Omri: noun, a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
once: noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Amen: noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
Norm: noun, a standard, model, or pattern.
Ont.
Oran: noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
Nova: noun, a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
Orca: noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Nov.
Orem: noun, a city in N Utah.
note: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
noir: adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
nom.
nota: noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
Orff: noun, Carl, 1895–1982, German composer, conductor, and music educator.
not-
Vito: noun, a male given name.
Noma: noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
Novi: noun, a town in SE Michigan.
rife: adjective, of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
Vite: adverb, briskly; lively.
team: noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
tart: noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
Afar: noun, a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
Tate: noun, Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
vair: noun, a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly. Compare miniver (def 1).
vain: Idioms, in vain, without effect or avail; to no purpose: in an improper or irreverent manner:
aet.
teat: noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
Tarn: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
teff: noun, a grass, Eragrostis tef, native to northern Africa, where it is cultivated for its edible seeds.
ten.
Tena: noun, Koyukon.
acr-
tent: noun, a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
ter.
aer-
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.
Tare: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
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.
Taft: noun, Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
Roti: noun, roast.
rove: noun, an act or instance of roving.
Tace: noun, tasset.
afft
taco: noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
tact: noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
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.
Taif: noun, a city in W Saudi Arabia.
Vane: noun, weather vane.
tain: noun, a thin tin plate.
Tame: adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
Tana: noun, thana.
Nier: noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
vara: noun, a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
var.
Tara: noun, a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
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.
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.
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.
tram: noun, British. a streetcar.
Tori: noun, plural of torus.
tron
tRNA
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.
tort: noun, a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
tote: noun, the act or course of toting.
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.
trit
torc: noun, torque (def 4).
Trio: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
trav
tref: adjective, Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
tret: noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
trim: noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
tri-
Acta: plural noun, official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
Tore: noun, a torus.
Toni: noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
TIFF: noun, a slight or petty quarrel.
Tiro: noun, tyro.
Time: noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
TINA: noun, a female given name.
Tine: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Tver: noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga. Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
tint: noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
tion
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Tit.
tone: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
titi: noun, any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
Tito: noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
toea: noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
Trot: noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
toff: noun, a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.
Toft: noun, the site of a house and outbuildings.
tome: noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
rote: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
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.
VITA: noun, curriculum vitae (def 1).
Vic.
AIME
Viet: noun, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
Vict
RATO: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Vico: noun, Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
rave: noun, an act of raving.
veto: noun, the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
vin-
Ravi: noun, a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
vet.
vert: noun, English Forest Law. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer. the right to cut such vegetation.
ACAA
Aiea: noun, a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
ream: noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
Vern: noun, a male given name, form of Vernon.
rate: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Vina: noun, a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
reft: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
raft: noun, a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
oven: noun, a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
ovi-
RAAF
RCAF
RACE: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
Raff: noun, riffraff; rabble.
airt: noun, a direction.
Raia: noun, rayah.
1080
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).
Rama: noun, (in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
Aire
VINE: noun, any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
rami: noun, plural of ramus.
Rani: noun, ranee.
rant: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
ref.
reif: noun, plunder; booty; loot.
RONA
roam: noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
riv.
Vena: noun, a vein.
rive: verb (used with object), to tear or rend apart:
Ven.
vein: noun, one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
Veii: noun, an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
roan: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
rit.
Roca: noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
Rom.
Roma: noun, Rome.
acme: noun, the highest point; summit; peak:
Vat.
afr-
Rome: noun, Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
RITA: noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
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.
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.
Rice: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
Rena: noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Vera: noun, a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
Reno: noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
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.
acea
Rev.
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.
Veno
RIFF: noun, a melodic phrase, often constantly repeated, forming an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist.
rift: noun, an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
RIIA
Rima: noun, a female given name.
rime: noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
Vent: noun, an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
Rina: noun, a female given name.
Tane: noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
fict
NICE: noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
EARN: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
IOTA: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
EFTA
Ire.
Irma: noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
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.
ect-
eco-
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.
Iona: noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
item: noun, a separate article or particular:
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
Ivan: noun, iwan.
Ivar: noun, a male or female given name.
Ivor: noun, a male given name.
ctr.
M-14: noun, a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
M-16: noun, a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
ator
emia
Maat: noun, the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
arca: noun, a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
Erma: noun, a female given name.
Erin: noun, Literary. Ireland.
ARCO: adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
Inf.
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.
info: noun, information.
Eric: noun, Eric the Red.
INRI
emic: adjective, pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
inro: noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
enc.
int.
Aram: noun, Biblical name of ancient Syria.
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.
inv.
emit: verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
emir: noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
maar: noun, a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
Mac-
Inc.
Ave.
CRAM: noun, Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
ance
Avar: noun, a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
Marv: noun, a male given name, form of Marvin.
cove: noun, a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
MatE: noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
Cote: noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Cort
crat
mean: noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
mear: noun, mere3 .
meat: noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
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.
Meir: noun, Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
men-
corm: noun, an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
Anam: noun, Annam.
Mart: noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Mari: noun, a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
ANTA: noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Man.
Mace: noun, a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
ant.
maco: noun, an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
Maia: noun, the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
Main: noun, a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
Mair: adjective, noun, adverb, more.
attn
ferv
Mana: noun, a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
Mare: noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
mane: noun, the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
Mani: noun, Manes.
Mano: noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
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.
Mar.
Mara: noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
ano-
MARC: noun, the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
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.
area: noun, any particular extent of space or surface; part:
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.
FNMA
att.
Aten: noun, Aton.
fate: noun, something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
five: noun, a cardinal number, four plus one.
fart: noun, a flatus expelled through the anus.
Faro: noun, a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
farm: noun, a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
foam: noun, a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
feat: noun, a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
fare: noun, the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
foci: noun, a plural of focus.
FOIA
foin: noun, a thrust with a weapon.
font: noun, a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
for.
fora: noun, a plural of forum.
Arvo: noun, afternoon.
Fear: noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
fec.
art.
Fife: noun, a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups.
feta: noun, a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
FERA
fiat: noun, an authoritative decree, sanction, or order: Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
FICA
atar: noun, attar (def 1).
fico: noun, fig1 (def 4).
fief: noun, a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
FIFO: noun, first-in, first-out.
firn: noun, névé.
Fin.
FINE: noun, fines. Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e). Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
Fini: adjective, finished; done.
Fino: noun, a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
FEMA: noun, Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
fem.
atm.
firm: noun, a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
Fano: noun, a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
fane: noun, a temple.
inae
Evan: noun, a male given name, Welsh form of John.
IAEA
iana
IATA
fam.
ICAO
Aria: noun, an air or melody.
Ice.
Etta: noun, a female given name, form of Henrietta.
face: noun, the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
Eton: noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Etna: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
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.
Ifni: noun, a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
IMCO
etc.
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.
Erna: noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
fac.
frt.
Aron: noun, a male given name.
Arm.
Arno: noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
atic
fana: noun, the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
Arne: noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
fame: noun, widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
Fair: noun, Archaic. something that is fair.
frae: preposition, adverb, from.
Fran: noun, a male given name, form of Francis.
frat: noun, fraternity (def 1).
from: preposition, (used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
fain: adverb, gladly; willingly:
Frei: noun, Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
fret: noun, an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
Fri.
frit: noun, Ceramics. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
atom: noun, Physics. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element. an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
fact: noun, something that actually exists; reality; truth:
froe: noun, frow.
ment
Fern: noun, any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
Merc: noun, a mercenary soldier.
CERN
Amir: noun, emir.
cet-
mote: noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
Mott: noun, John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
move: noun, an act or instance of moving; movement.
mRNA
Cerf: noun, Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
morn: noun, morning.
cera: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
CAFE: noun, a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
cen.
Cain: noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Cave: noun, a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
cava: noun, (often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
Mort: noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
more: noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
CATV
ciao: interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
mite: noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
cit.
cire: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cir.
mitt: noun, Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
cion: noun, scion (def 2).
moan: noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
Mora: noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
moat: noun, a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
moit: noun, a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
Mon.
Mona: noun, a female given name.
corf: noun, Mining. a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc. a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
Ceta: noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
Cav.
Catt: noun, Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
cite: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
CARE: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
neat: noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Carn: noun, cairn.
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.
CanF
amic: adjective, of or relating to an amide or amine.
Cara: noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
CART: noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Nemo: noun, remote (def 10).
neo-
Neri: noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
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.
Nev.
Neva: noun, a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
Can.
NCTE
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.
Nair: noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Came: noun, a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
Cate: noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
Cami: noun, camisole (def 1).
NACA
cat.
naif: noun, a naive or inexperienced person.
Nama: noun, a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
NCAA
name: noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
Nara: noun, a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
narc: noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Amie: noun, a female friend.
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.
nav.
nave: noun, the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
Mita: noun, a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
Ceto
coir: noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
coma: noun, a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
Amon: noun, Amen.
Avon: noun, a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
mire: noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
Con.
mien: noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
Mira: noun, Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
come: noun, Slang: Vulgar. semen.
coat: noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
Com.
min.
MICE: noun, plural of mouse.
mica: noun, any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
Mic.
MiNE: noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
Amor: noun, Cupid.
coin: noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coif: noun, a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
Mino: noun, Minho.
Miao: noun, Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
miff: noun, petulant displeasure; ill humor.
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.
avn.
Mina: noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
MIRV: noun, multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
Cmon
Miro: noun, Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
Amri: noun, Omri.
met.
Cora: noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
mint: noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
conv
amt.
Cor.
civ.

3 letter words you can make with affirmative-action

an.
FAA
AEC
CAI
CNM
Va.
CEF
CEA
CNO
AMA: noun, a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
AIA
AAA
ac-
V-2: noun, a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
VAC: noun, vacuum cleaner.
Af.
Fan: noun, any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
VIR: noun, husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
CAM: noun, Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
Am.
ACT: noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
vo.
Vt.
TIC: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
CAR: noun, an automobile.
Avi
VRM
Fen: noun, low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
fer: preposition, conjunction, for.
TIA
Von: preposition, from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
VTC
tfr
Vte
ATC
AEF
tet: noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
VTO
VOR
Avo: noun, a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
FAO
VCR
ATV
FAR: Idioms, a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
a-v
VOA
Tiv: noun, a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
Ava: noun, a female given name.
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.
COT: noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
VAN: noun, the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
FAT: noun, any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
CAF
AVC
FCA
Tim: noun, a male given name, form of Timothy.
ca.
AEA
CEO
ae.
Via: noun, Architecture. a space between two mutules.
eir
CIF
EMF
CIE
CVA
Tro
VFR
EMR
ct.
tra
CIA
tr.
EMT
Co.
en-
CFR
tot: noun, a small child.
CIM
eft: noun, a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
EOF
ec-
EAM
ean
cr.
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.
ACE: noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
eat: noun, eats, Informal. food.
trf
ECA
eff: noun, the word “fuck”; the f-word:
ECF
ECM
ea.
ETA: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
EOM
ef-
eo-
CVT
env
CFO
fo.
Ar.
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.
vie: verb (used with object), Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
ACV
ETV
EVA: noun, a female given name, form of Eve.
Tom: noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
TVA
vim: noun, lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
av.
CAA
cf.
CMA
toe: noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
EAA
TNT
TMV
TMO
ETR
ETO
ctn: plural, carton.
cte
eon: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
cfm
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
CFI
CFA
Ver
Aar
ctf
CTA
AAE
AAM
ERT
ERV
Tor: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
CVO
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.
CRT
AAF
V-1: noun, a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
FRC
FET
MIE
Rae: noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
MeV
RMA
Re.
MFA
RAM: noun, a male sheep.
MFR
MFT
mi.
MI5: noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
MI6: noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
ait: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
Ova: noun, plural of ovum.
Meo: noun, Miao (def 1).
ov-
ote
OTA
ot-
Orv
ORT: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
MIR: noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
Ore: noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
orc: noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
MIT
Ora: noun, plural of os2 .
ONR
ONI
RAF
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
one: noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
RCA
Mo.
M-1: noun, a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
MAA
AFT: adverb, at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
AIC
REC: noun, recreation.
MAE: noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
AIM: noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
REA
RCT
FFA
RCN
Mao
MEC: noun, a pimp; mack.
ANI: noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
Ain: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ANF
ane: adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
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.
ANC
RAN: noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
Mat: noun, a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Mcf
MCI
MCR
MEA: noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
ONF
MNA
Me.
Nat: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
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.
oaf: noun, a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
OTC
OFM
Oc.
NRC
NRA
nr.
NCO
NAA
nae: adverb, no1 ; not.
NAM: noun, Vietnam.
ne-
MTV
NEA
Noe: noun, Noah (def 1).
NEC
nef: noun, a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
NOC
NMR
NMI
AMI: noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
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:
NFC
nit: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NIA
NIC: noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
OAT: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
MTO
ONA: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
OFr
MNE
MOA: noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
MOC: noun, moccasin.
Moe: noun, a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
MOI
oma: plural, a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
Om.
OIt
OIr
oic
MOR
oft: adverb, often.
MOT: noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
Oca: noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
of-
OEM
Mr.: plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MRA
MRE
MRI
Mt.
MTF
MTI
OCR
AMC
mtn
AME
MIA: plural, missing in action.
VTR: noun, a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
FON: noun, a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
FIT: noun, the manner in which a thing fits:
AFA
RTF
rte
rt.
ier
Tav: noun, the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
IFC
Ife: noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
IFF
AFM
ICA: noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
IMF
ARF: interjection, (used to imitate the bark of a dog).
ROT: noun, the process of rotting.
in.
ina: noun, a female given name.
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.
FOE: noun, a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
ROI
ROE: noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
at.
fm.
ROA
fro: Idioms, to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
ARV: noun, a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
aff: preposition, adverb, off.
TAR: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
TAO: noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
FOT
Fr.: abbreviation, Father.
Fra: noun, a title of address for a friar or brother.
Tan: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
NIM: noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
TAM: noun, tam-o'-shanter.
ian: noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
ft.
FTC
AFC
TAT: verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
Tai: noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
io-
TAE: preposition, to.
FMC
Ia.
ROC: noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ine
RNA
ATA
ITC
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
RFI
RFE
RFC
RFA
FIO
fie: interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
ite
ret: verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
IRO
ITO: noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
fic
ITV
Iva: noun, any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
Fia
FFV
FFI
REM: noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
FFC
Mc-
TEC: noun, detective.
ITA
RIF: noun, Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
aor
IOC
ARA: noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
FIR: noun, any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
IRC
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.
ARC: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
IOF
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 = .
RIM: noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
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rm.: plural, ream.
RMC
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TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
TE: noun, ti1 .
VM
NM
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TC
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OA
OE: noun, oy2 .
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No: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
NV
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A.: noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
AI: noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
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NA: adverb, no1 .
NC
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E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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RI
RN
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IT: noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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RF
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V.
TV: noun, television.
TT
M.
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MA: noun, mother1 .
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
CE
AA: noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
FC
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FA: noun, the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
FV
ic
TM
IV: noun, an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
TN
FI: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
VF
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.
f.: noun, (Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
TA: noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
EI
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RV
MN
IF: noun, a supposition; uncertain possibility:
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