Anagrams of affricates
Word affricates has
654 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of affricates.
- 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.
- Frascati
-
noun,
a fruity white wine from Rome.
- fasciate
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adjective,
bound with a band, fillet, or bandage.
- carafes
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noun,
a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
- raffias
-
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.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Affrica
-
- farcies
-
noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- affects
-
noun,
Psychology. feeling or emotion.
- traffic
-
noun,
the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.:
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- staffer
-
noun,
a member of a staff of employees or coworkers.
- caritas
-
noun,
charity.
- fiacres
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- taffies
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noun,
a chewy candy made of sugar or molasses boiled down, often with butter, nuts, etc.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Staffa
-
noun,
an island in W Scotland, in the Hebrides: site of Fingal's Cave.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- raffia
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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.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- certif
-
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- cerat-
-
- carafe
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noun,
a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- safari
-
noun,
a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- recti-
-
- tafias
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- afters
-
- facias
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- fascia
-
noun,
a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fracas
-
noun,
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- fatsia
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noun,
a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- tariff
-
noun,
an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports.
- affair
-
noun,
anything done or to be done; anything requiring action or effort; business; concern:
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- facies
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noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- affect
-
noun,
Psychology. feeling or emotion.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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).
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Safar
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noun,
the second month of the Muslim calendar.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Riffs
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noun,
a melodic phrase, often constantly repeated, forming an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- cesta
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- feti-
-
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- caste
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cata-
-
- sarc-
-
- fifes
-
noun,
a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- fires
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- cert.
-
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- 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.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- Frits
-
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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- raffs
-
noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- 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.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- facia
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- IATSE
-
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- crit.
-
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- fears
-
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.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- Recit
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Fris.
-
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fiefs
-
noun,
a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
- aeri-
-
- Srta.
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- afars
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- tears
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- teffs
-
noun,
a grass, Eragrostis tef, native to northern Africa, where it is cultivated for its edible seeds.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- seti-
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- tera-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Seric
-
- staff
-
noun,
a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- AFTRA
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- stiff
-
noun,
Slang.
a dead body; corpse.
a formal or priggish person.
a poor tipper; tightwad.
a drunk.
- ster.
-
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- treas
-
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- acet-
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- tiers
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noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- sect.
-
- tiffs
-
noun,
a slight or petty quarrel.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- IATA
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- IAEA
-
- Ice.
-
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- frt.
-
- Fife
-
noun,
a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups.
- firs
-
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.
- Frs.
-
- ter.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- FRCS
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- TIFF
-
noun,
a slight or petty quarrel.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Fri.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- teff
-
noun,
a grass, Eragrostis tef, native to northern Africa, where it is cultivated for its edible seeds.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- tri-
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- RIFF
-
noun,
a melodic phrase, often constantly repeated, forming an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- sec.
-
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- scr.
-
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- sci.
-
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- fief
-
noun,
a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sat.
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Ire.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- str.
-
- RAAF
-
- RCAF
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Raff
-
noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Sra.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- ref.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- 1080
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ect-
-
- art.
-
- effs
-
noun,
the word “fuck”; the f-word:
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ARIS
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- est.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- 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.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- afr-
-
- cir.
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- fict
-
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- atic
-
- ates
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- AFSC
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- afft
-
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- FACS
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- acea
-
- fac.
-
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- 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.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- fec.
-
- FERA
-
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- FICA
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- aet.
-
- AEF
-
- se-
-
- AAF
-
- AFC
-
- Aar
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- tra
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ct.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- cr.
-
- cf.
-
- CAF
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ca.
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- cs.
-
- SCF
-
- tr.
-
- Ar.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TSI
-
- aff
-
preposition, adverb,
off.
- CEA
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- AIA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAA
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- sc.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- trf
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- AIC
-
- AAE
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AFA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Sr.
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- STI
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- TIA
-
- ACS
-
- ARS
-
- tfr
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SAR
-
- ae.
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- 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.
- AEA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ATC
-
- Sfc
-
- AEC
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- TCA
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ASI
-
- AFS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ase
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- Rs.
-
- CEF
-
- ETR
-
- IFF
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ETS
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- IFC
-
- ite
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- CFA
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ERT
-
- RAF
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EIS
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ier
-
- eir
-
- FCS
-
- fic
-
- Fia
-
- 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.
- FFI
-
- FFC
-
- FFA
-
- FET
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FRC
-
- FCA
-
- FAA
-
- 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.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FSA
-
- FSR
-
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- ics
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ESR
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CSR
-
- 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.
- CSF
-
- RFA
-
- RFC
-
- RFE
-
- RFI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CIF
-
- cte
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- RTS
-
- SAA
-
- CFI
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- ctf
-
- EAA
-
- eff
-
noun,
the word “fuck”; the f-word:
- 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.
- ef-
-
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- ECF
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EI
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- 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.
- FC
-
- TC
-
- 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.
- SF
-
- 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.
- FE
-
- 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.
- RI
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- RF
-
- RC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CE
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- R.
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.