Anagrams of anecdotists
Word anecdotists has
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- anecdotist
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noun,
a collector or teller of anecdotes.
- catenoids
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- sedations
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- distances
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noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- diocesans
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- cessation
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noun,
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
- sections
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- discants
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noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- distance
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noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- satinets
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- adenosis
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noun,
abnormal development or enlargement of glandular tissue.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- distaste
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noun,
dislike; disinclination.
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- sedation
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- Donatist
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noun,
a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- St-Denis
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noun,
Ruth, 1880?–1968, U.S. dancer.
- antidote
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noun,
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- statices
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- Endicott
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noun,
John, Endecott, John.
- endocast
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noun,
endocranial cast.
- instates
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- stations
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- contessa
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noun,
countess.
- destains
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- dictates
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noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- cestoids
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noun,
cestode.
- descants
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noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- contests
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- discant
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noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- notates
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- costate
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adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- ctenoid
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adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- iodates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- caisson
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- attends
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verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- octants
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- contest
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- coedits
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verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- sainted
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- dacoits
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noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- discase
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verb (used with object),
to take the case or covering from; uncase.
- disseat
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verb (used with object),
to unseat.
- dissect
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verb (used with object),
to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
- dissent
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noun,
difference of sentiment or opinion.
- cestoid
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noun,
cestode.
- distant
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adjective,
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
- dictate
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noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- dicasts
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noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- distent
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adjective,
distended.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- docents
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noun,
privatdocent.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- donates
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- descant
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noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- deontic
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adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- dentist
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noun,
a person whose profession is dentistry.
- decants
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- instead
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Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- consist
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noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- stactes
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noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- tanists
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noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Sno-Cat
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- seconds
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noun,
a second part.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- scotias
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- actino-
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- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- testons
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- ascends
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verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- toadies
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noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- statics
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noun,
the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
- Statice
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- tocsins
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Stetson
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- steato-
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- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- tasset
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noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- dittos
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noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- steads
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noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- Donets
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noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tastes
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noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- steno-
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- disco-
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- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stoics
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- donate
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- discos
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noun,
discotheque.
- stenos
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noun,
a stenographer.
- tanist
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noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- taints
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- docent
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noun,
privatdocent.
- stints
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noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- stoats
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noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stoned
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Stones
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- scions
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noun,
a descendant.
- Tessin
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noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- cosset
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- titans
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- dacoit
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noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- cteno-
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- cottas
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noun,
a surplice.
- toasts
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noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- danios
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noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- cosets
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noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- todies
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noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tsadis
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noun,
sadhe.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contd.
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- dances
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Danite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- testis
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noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- teston
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- dicots
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noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dicast
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noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- donsie
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adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- desist
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verb (used without object),
to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- tincts
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noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- dassie
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noun,
hyrax.
- denti-
-
- deists
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noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Tissot
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noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- decant
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- Deacon
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noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- Dassin
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noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1911–2008, French motion-picture director, born in the U.S.
- tinct.
-
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Dottie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- Odetta
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noun,
(Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Season
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noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- onside
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adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Oneida
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Scotti
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- octets
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- sedans
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noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Sendai
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noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- octads
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noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Scotts
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noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Ossian
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noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Saseno
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noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- scends
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noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scatts
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noun,
scat5 .
- scato-
-
- scants
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- scones
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Santos
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noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- Ostend
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noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Sandie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- sadist
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noun,
Psychiatry. a person who has the condition of sadism, in which one receives sexual gratification from causing pain and degradation to another.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- setons
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- essoin
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- stades
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noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- stands
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- stated
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- sotted
-
adjective,
drunken; besotted.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- sondes
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Odessa
-
noun,
a seaport in S Ukraine, on the Black Sea.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- adeno-
-
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- actin-
-
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- asides
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- asdics
-
noun,
sonar.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- aniso-
-
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- assoc.
-
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- attend
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- centi-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- noct-
-
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- octa-
-
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- atto-
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- IATSE
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Indo-
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ideo-
-
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- icons
-
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ento-
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- aden-
-
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- naso-
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- actos
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- anti-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- sends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- sect.
-
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- seti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- Scot.
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- asco-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- sodas
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sito-
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sino-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- anis-
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- oste-
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- assn.
-
- sadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- stat.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- asst.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- ation
-
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- oidea
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- saids
-
noun,
sayyid.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- scat-
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Scand
-
- scads
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Sans.
-
- sanit
-
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sands
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- ecto-
-
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- econ.
-
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- toti-
-
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- dict.
-
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cine-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- 30-30
-
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- acet-
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- desc.
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- deci-
-
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- disc.
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- endo-
-
- doses
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- cont.
-
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Const
-
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- Cons.
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- dent.
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- dist.
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- deca-
-
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- cis-
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Den.
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- osis
-
- att.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- cet-
-
- ates
-
- Din.
-
- Ont.
-
- atic
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- cide
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- TODS
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- dia-
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- std.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- AInd
-
- Ceto
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- dat.
-
- asis
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- ano-
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Cond
-
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Con.
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- ands
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- 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.
- Soni
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- cts.
-
- SASE
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ance
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Dec.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Dino
-
- sci.
-
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SScD
-
- ANSI
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- ant.
-
- 1080
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- sec.
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- asc-
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- dioc
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- iso-
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- iod-
-
- ISSN
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- eco-
-
- int.
-
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ect-
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ins.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- NDAC
-
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NASD
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- IndE
-
- neo-
-
- est.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- enc.
-
- end-
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- eso-
-
- ESIS
-
- Esd.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- idae
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- EDTA
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Ind.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Tit.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- NTIA
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- not-
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Ste.
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Ens.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- OECD
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- dis-
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- attn
-
- cen.
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Oct.
-
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- cat.
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Doss
-
noun,
a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- tion
-
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Sta
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TNT
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ANC
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- AIC
-
- AEC
-
- STI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TSS
-
- ae.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ad-
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- SSD
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- an.
-
- SSN
-
- SSA
-
- ac-
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SST
-
- ADC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TID
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TSI
-
- TCA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCS
-
- TSE
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- St.
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ss.
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ESA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- id.
-
- ics
-
- ETS
-
- ETO
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Esc
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- EDT
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDC
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- IAS
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ec-
-
- ise
-
- CAI
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAD
-
- NCO
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ISA
-
- ide
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ECA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NDE
-
- DSO
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DCS
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- DAE
-
- DSC
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CIE
-
- DET
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- ean
-
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- DST
-
- DSS
-
- DSA
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- CIA
-
- Doi
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DNA
-
- CDT
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- CEO
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- di.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ite
-
- ne-
-
- at.
-
- SAE
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ast
-
- OSS
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ose
-
- ATC
-
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- NEA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- oid
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SED
-
- ASN
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDS
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- SCS
-
- ScD
-
- ase
-
- sc.
-
- ASI
-
- ODT
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NSA
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Oc.
-
- NOC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- NSC
-
- TTS
-
- ca.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OCS
-
- OED
-
- OTC
-
- OCD
-
- OSD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- OSA
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- N.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- D.
-
- NC
-
- ND
-
- NI
-
- CE
-
- SN
-
- TT
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- AO
-
- O.
-
- DN
-
- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
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Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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oy2 .
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ti1 .
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the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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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.
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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.