Anagrams of agribusinesses
Word agribusinesses has
1154 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of agribusinesses.
- agribusiness
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noun,
the businesses collectively associated with the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products.
- aubergine
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noun,
Chiefly British. eggplant.
- sun-grebe
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noun,
finfoot.
- Neisseria
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noun,
any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
- baigneuse
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noun,
a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
- bignesses
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noun,
the fact or condition of being large in size, extent, amount, etc.
- ingresses
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noun,
the act of going in or entering.
- Branguses
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noun,
one of an American breed of cattle developed from Brahman and Aberdeen Angus stock, bred to withstand a hot climate.
- seigneurs
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noun,
a lord, especially a feudal lord.
- burgesses
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noun,
American History. a representative in the popular branch of the colonial legislature of Virginia or Maryland.
- serbians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- auberges
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noun,
an inn; hostel.
- greisens
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noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- Buginese
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noun,
a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern part of Sulawesi.
- raisings
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noun,
a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- bearings
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- surbases
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noun,
a molding above a base, as that immediately above a baseboard, the crowning molding of a pedestal, etc.
- anergies
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- iberians
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noun,
one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
- airbuses
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- assignee
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noun,
a person to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for his or her own enjoyment or in trust.
- airiness
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noun,
openness to the air:
- gneisses
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noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- senarius
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noun,
a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
- sunrises
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noun,
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
- reissues
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noun,
something that is issued again, as a book or a motion picture.
- agenesis
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noun,
absence of or failed development of a body part.
- seringas
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- easiness
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noun,
the quality or condition of being easy.
- enuresis
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noun,
lack of control of urination, especially during sleep; bed-wetting; urinary incontinence.
- seigneur
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noun,
a lord, especially a feudal lord.
- suberins
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noun,
a waxlike, fatty substance, occurring in cork cell walls and in or between other cells, that on alkaline hydrolysis yields chiefly suberic acid.
- subgenre
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noun,
a lesser or subordinate genre:
- eugenias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “nobility.”.
- geniuses
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noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- subrings
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noun,
a subset of a ring that is a subgroup under addition and that is closed under multiplication.
Compare ring1 (def 22).
- business
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noun,
an occupation, profession, or trade:
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- binaries
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noun,
a whole composed of two.
- Guianese
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noun,
an inhabitant or native of Guiana.
- seisings
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noun,
seizing.
- subseres
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noun,
a secondary stage of ecological succession after a community is interfered with or destroyed by fire, flood, grazing, etc.; a secondary sere.
- anuresis
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noun,
retention of urine in the bladder.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- gausses
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic induction, equal to the magnetic induction of a magnetic field in which one abcoulomb of charge, moving with a component of velocity perpendicular to the field and equal to one centimeter per second, is acted on by a force of one dyne; 1 maxwell per square centimeter or 10− 4 weber per square meter. Symbol: G.
- Siberia
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noun,
Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- bareges
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noun,
a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
- gibuses
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noun,
opera hat.
- ensures
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verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- brassie
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noun,
a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.
- Brangus
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noun,
one of an American breed of cattle developed from Brahman and Aberdeen Angus stock, bred to withstand a hot climate.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- sangers
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- braises
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Russian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Russia.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Iberian
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noun,
one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
- brasses
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noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- surbase
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noun,
a molding above a base, as that immediately above a baseboard, the crowning molding of a pedestal, etc.
- sunrise
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noun,
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
- insures
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- bigener
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noun,
a bigeneric hybrid, as certain orchids.
- reseaus
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noun,
a network.
- bigness
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noun,
the fact or condition of being large in size, extent, amount, etc.
- ingress
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noun,
the act of going in or entering.
- suberin
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noun,
a waxlike, fatty substance, occurring in cork cell walls and in or between other cells, that on alkaline hydrolysis yields chiefly suberic acid.
- signers
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noun,
a person who signs.
- subring
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noun,
a subset of a ring that is a subgroup under addition and that is closed under multiplication.
Compare ring1 (def 22).
- seising
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noun,
seizing.
- subsere
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noun,
a secondary stage of ecological succession after a community is interfered with or destroyed by fire, flood, grazing, etc.; a secondary sere.
- signees
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noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- bangers
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noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- Auberge
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noun,
an inn; hostel.
- Sungari
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noun,
Songhua.
- bingies
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noun,
belly.
- Igraine
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noun,
the mother of King Arthur.
- grasses
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noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- assures
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verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- arguses
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- grabens
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noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- reissue
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noun,
something that is issued again, as a book or a motion picture.
- greases
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noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- assigns
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noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- seisins
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noun,
seizin.
- enrages
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- senegas
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noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- guesses
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noun,
an opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever.
- besague
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noun,
a plate protecting an open area, as at the elbow or armpit.
- bearing
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- raisins
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Sanusis
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noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- ureases
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noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- raising
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noun,
a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- guineas
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- Negress
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noun,
a term used to refer to a black woman or girl.
- neguses
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noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- rubasse
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noun,
a variety of bright-red rock crystal.
- burgees
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noun,
a triangular flag or one having a shallow, angular indentation in the fly, forming two tails, used as an identification flag, especially by yachts.
- risings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- Burgess
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noun,
American History. a representative in the popular branch of the colonial legislature of Virginia or Maryland.
- sarsens
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- sauries
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noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- sinuses
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noun,
a curve; bend.
- saugers
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noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- Nigeria
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
- genesis
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noun,
an origin, creation, or beginning.
- Benares
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noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- sassies
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noun,
sassy bark.
- Beguine
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noun,
a dance in bolero rhythm that originated in Martinique.
- Guarini
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noun,
Guarino [gwah-ree-naw] /gwɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1624–83, Italian architect.
- Eugenia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “nobility.”.
- busings
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noun,
the transporting of students by bus to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- airings
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noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- rugbies
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noun,
a city in E Warwickshire, in central England.
- brinies
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noun,
ocean.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- sissies
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. an effeminate boy or man.
- anguses
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noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- Sigsbee
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noun,
Charles Dwight, 1845–1923, U.S. naval officer: captain of the Maine in 1898.
- Bassein
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noun,
a city in SW Burma, near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.
- Anguier
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- sanseis
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- bruises
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noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- sabines
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- Bergius
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noun,
Friedrich [free-drik;; German free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪk;; German ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1884–1949, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- seeings
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noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- singers
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- gassers
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noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- greisen
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noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- genuses
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noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- rebuses
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noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- Bernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- sasins
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noun,
blackbuck.
- Rubens
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noun,
Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- Singer
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Bering
-
noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- grebes
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noun,
any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
- Gasser
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noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- besses
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- greens
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noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Sanger
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- Grasse
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noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- Bessie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- rubies
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noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- seises
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verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Bergen
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noun,
Edgar, 1903–78, U.S. ventriloquist.
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- grease
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noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- singes
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noun,
a superficial burn.
- seisin
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noun,
seizin.
- nubias
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noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- eagres
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noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- bunger
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noun,
a firecracker.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- sabirs
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- series
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noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- serges
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noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- sabres
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- busing
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noun,
the transporting of students by bus to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- bungee
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noun,
Aeronautics. any of certain springs or elastic tension devices, as the springs attached to movable controls of aircraft to facilitate their manipulation.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Brunei
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noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- genius
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noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- burans
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- Burgas
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noun,
a seaport in E Bulgaria, on the Black Sea.
- burgee
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noun,
a triangular flag or one having a shallow, angular indentation in the fly, forming two tails, used as an identification flag, especially by yachts.
- genies
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noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- buries
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noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- burins
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noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- senses
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- busies
-
adjective,
actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime:
- bursas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Gbaris
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noun,
Gwari.
- bruise
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Russes
-
noun,
a Russian.
- grani-
-
- grains
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noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- binges
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- eagers
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noun,
eagre.
- birses
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Bissau
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guinea-Bissau, in the W part.
- graben
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- gneiss
-
noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Russia
-
noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- bruins
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noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- Gibran
-
noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- busses
-
noun,
a plural of bus1 .
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- Gessen
-
noun,
Goshen (def 1).
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- brings
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Bruges
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noun,
a city in NW Belgium: connected by canal with its seaport, Zeebrugge.
- sabins
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- beings
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- barges
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- beiges
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- susses
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly British Slang. to investigate or figure out (usually followed by out).
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- unrigs
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- Erebus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the darkness under the earth, imagined either as the abode of sinners after death or of all the dead.
- gabies
-
noun,
a fool.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- unbars
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Ugrian
-
noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- Ubangi
-
noun,
French Oubangi. a river in W central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing W and S into the Congo (Zaire) River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- anuses
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Susian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- susans
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- issues
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- isseis
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- surges
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- arsen-
-
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- airing
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- sasses
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- usneas
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- nurses
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- Usbegs
-
noun,
Uzbek.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- usages
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- Nessus
-
noun,
a centaur who, on attempting to seduce Deianira, the wife of Hercules, was shot by Hercules with a poisoned arrow. Before Nessus died, he gave to Deianira the poisoned tunic that ultimately caused Hercules' death.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- nesses
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- sarges
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- Agrius
-
noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- Sanusi
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- urbane
-
adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- airbus
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- ensues
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- regius
-
adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- Bangui
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Central African Republic, in the SW part.
- reuses
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Segura
-
noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- barege
-
noun,
a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
- burses
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Baring
-
noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- Iberia
-
noun,
Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
- egress
-
noun,
the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Gussie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Augusta.
- Seguin
-
noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- basses
-
noun,
the bass part.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- rising
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- Sirius
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Dog Star, the brightest-appearing star in the heavens, located in the constellation Canis Major.
- Guinea
-
noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- begins
-
verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Beguin
-
noun,
a Beghard.
- Reuben
-
noun,
the eldest son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29, 30.
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- segues
-
noun,
an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
- Assisi
-
noun,
a town in E Umbria, in central Italy: birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi.
- Suisse
-
noun,
French name of Switzerland.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- assign
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- sugars
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- assess
-
verb (used with object),
to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Augier
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- subsea
-
adjective,
occurring, working, etc., under the sea or ocean:
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- subers
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- gains
-
- Gauss
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic induction, equal to the magnetic induction of a magnetic field in which one abcoulomb of charge, moving with a component of velocity perpendicular to the field and equal to one centimeter per second, is acted on by a force of one dyne; 1 maxwell per square centimeter or 10− 4 weber per square meter. Symbol: G.
- saris
-
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.
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Gabun
-
noun,
Gabon.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Sans.
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- garbs
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Gabes
-
noun,
Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- Geber
-
noun,
(Jabir ibn Hayyan) 8th-century a.d, Arab alchemist.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- Issus
-
noun,
an ancient town in Asia Minor, in Cilicia: victory of Alexander the Great over Darius III 333 b.c.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- Nabis
-
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Iran.
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- neur-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Nebr.
-
- nears
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- reni-
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- grabs
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gibus
-
noun,
opera hat.
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- guess
-
noun,
an opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 30-30
-
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- Guin.
-
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- guar.
-
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- grebe
-
noun,
any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- esses
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- snags
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- snubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of snubbing.
- snugs
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- Beng.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- bergs
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Benue
-
noun,
a river in W Africa, flowing Wfrom Cameroon to the Niger River in Nigeria. 870 miles (1400 km).
- sings
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- beige
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- begun
-
verb,
past participle of begin.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- sugis
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- assn.
-
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- uran-
-
- aeri-
-
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Usbeg
-
noun,
Uzbek.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- asses
-
noun,
plural of ass1 .
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- surg.
-
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- sing.
-
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- bungs
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- burgs
-
noun,
Informal. a city or town.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- buses
-
noun,
a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- segue
-
noun,
an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- engr.
-
- Brig.
-
- sebi-
-
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- brags
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Brass
-
noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- Seuss
-
noun,
Dr, Geisel, Theodor Seuss.
- Sibiu
-
noun,
a city in central Romania.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- uni-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- RIBA
-
- Sass
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- USSB
-
- USNA
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- 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).
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- uria
-
- USIS
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- saur
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- SASE
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- SEbS
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- USAR
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- 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.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USGA
-
- USIA
-
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RNAS
-
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- sers
-
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).
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sab.
-
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rus.
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Sig.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Reg.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- suss
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly British Slang. to investigate or figure out (usually followed by out).
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- USSS
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- 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.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- subs
-
noun,
a submarine.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- sub-
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sra.
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sur-
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- BAgr
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- BAgE
-
- ESIS
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bar.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- gres
-
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- gras
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Aug.
-
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Gen.
-
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- BSAE
-
- Buna
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- BSSS
-
- BSSE
-
- BSSA
-
- BSNA
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- BSGE
-
- BSES
-
- BSEE
-
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- Bur.
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- bin-
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- 1080
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- bung
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- Burg
-
noun,
Informal. a city or town.
- ergs
-
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- Ens.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- buss
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
kiss.
- bus.
-
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- ASSR
-
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- inae
-
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ANSI
-
- NEbE
-
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- aer-
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Aire
-
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AISI
-
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- ISSN
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Ire.
-
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- agr.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- abs-
-
- ign.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- NIRA
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- guib
-
noun,
bushbuck.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Arg.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- NRAB
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- ab-
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- USR
-
- USN
-
- an.
-
- ag-
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Ar.
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ae.
-
- USB
-
- BIE
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- bi-
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- abn
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ure
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- BSS
-
- UAE
-
- USS
-
- SSR
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- SSS
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- 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.
- Br.
-
- Sus
-
- be-
-
- SSN
-
- ARS
-
- ARU
-
- asb
-
- Bn.
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- SUG
-
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASU
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- SNU
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- 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.
- ur-
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- uns
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ANG
-
- ung
-
- Une
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SSI
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Sr.
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- SRB
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSB
-
- SSE
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- BNS
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ier
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RGB
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ia.
-
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- IRS
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Gr.
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- GRB
-
- gre
-
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- GSR
-
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNA
-
- Ir.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NES
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Re.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- NSU
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- ISA
-
- REA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- IUS
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- RBI
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NBA
-
- NbE
-
- NBS
-
- ne-
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- GSA
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EEG
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EbN
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SBE
-
- EBS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- sb.
-
- bu.
-
- BRE
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- BSA
-
- BSE
-
- BSN
-
- Bug
-
noun,
Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
- 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.
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- 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).
- Eg.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- SBA
-
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Ges
-
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- SAR
-
- gi.
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- GBE
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- ESU
-
- ese
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- eu-
-
- Ga.
-
- B-
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RI
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- RN
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- SG
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- SA
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- GN
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- R.
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- BG
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- rg
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- ee
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- NB
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- IG
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- UI
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- U.
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- G.
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- S.
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- GB
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NG
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- EI
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- NI
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- i.
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- GU
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- Eb
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UB
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- SU
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- RU
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SN
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