Anagrams of ante-Christum
Word ante-Christum has
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- trumscheit
-
noun,
trumpet marine.
- mischanter
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noun,
mishanter.
- sea-urchin
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Echinoidea, having a somewhat globular or discoid form, and a shell composed of many calcareous plates covered with projecting spines.
- Maestricht
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noun,
Maastricht.
- scaturient
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adjective,
gushing; overflowing.
- Erimanthus
-
noun,
Erymanthus.
- rheumatics
-
noun,
a person affected with rheumatism.
- mechanist
-
noun,
a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- Muscatine
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noun,
a city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi.
- urticates
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verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- martinets
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- Eucharist
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noun,
the sacrament of Holy Communion; the sacrifice of the Mass; the Lord's Supper.
- rheumatic
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noun,
a person affected with rheumatism.
- truncates
-
adjective,
truncated.
- authentic
-
adjective,
not false or copied; genuine; real:
- Cerastium
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noun,
any of various low-growing plants of the genus Cerastium, having leaves covered with whitish or grayish down and small white flowers, and including mouse-ear chickweed and snow-in-summer.
- teach-ins
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- tunesmith
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noun,
a person who composes popular music or songs.
- truancies
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noun,
the act or state of being truant.
- earthnuts
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noun,
any of various roots, tubers, or underground growths, as the peanut and the truffle.
- tinctures
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noun,
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- mishanter
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noun,
a misfortune; mishap.
- miscreant
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noun,
a vicious or depraved person; villain.
- micturate
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verb (used without object),
to pass urine; urinate.
- humectant
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noun,
a substance that absorbs or helps another substance retain moisture, as glycerol.
- chantries
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noun,
an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
- muscarine
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noun,
a poisonous compound, C 8 H 19 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
- tunicates
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noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- manicures
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- intercuts
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noun,
a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.
- antiserum
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noun,
a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- runesmith
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noun,
a student, writer, transcriber, or decipherer of runes.
- rusticate
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verb (used with object),
to send to or domicile in the country.
- theatrics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art of staging plays and other stage performances.
- ruminates
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verb (used with object),
to chew again or over and over.
- Manicheus
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noun,
Manes.
- taurines
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- autecism
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noun,
autoecism.
- teach-in
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- Mitscher
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noun,
Marc Andrew, 1887–1947, U.S. naval officer and aviator.
- mistreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- tincture
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noun,
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- unchaste
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adjective,
not chaste; not virtuous; not pure:
- Terminus
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- misteach
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verb (used with object),
to teach wrongly or badly.
- cut-rate
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noun,
a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- antirust
-
noun,
something that prevents or resists rust.
- teratism
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noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- muricate
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adjective,
covered with short, sharp points.
- mustache
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noun,
the hair growing on the upper lip.
- hematics
-
noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- natriums
-
noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- naturist
-
noun,
a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- asthenic
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noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- humanics
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noun,
the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- hematins
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noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- muriates
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- tunicate
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noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- nautches
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noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- curtains
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- munchies
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noun,
munchies, Informal. food suitable or meant for snacking:
- cumarins
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noun,
coumarin.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- shea-nut
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noun,
the seed of the shea tree and the source of shea butter.
- archines
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noun,
arshin.
- truncate
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adjective,
truncated.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Chartist
-
noun,
a specialist in the stock market who studies and draws charts of trading actions.
- humanist
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noun,
a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- chestnut
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noun,
any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata (American chestnut) which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa (European chestnut) C. mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and C. crenata (Japanese chestnut)
- chanteur
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noun,
a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.
- chanties
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noun,
chantey.
- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- Charites
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plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- Chartism
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noun,
the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- chatters
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noun,
purposeless or foolish talk.
- manicure
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manchets
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noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- chetrums
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bhutan, the hundredth part of a ngultrum.
- tranchet
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noun,
a stone implement with a horizontal, chisellike cutting edge, found at Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in macrolithic form, used as an adz, and in microlithic form, often mounted as the cutting head of an arrow.
- Sumerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
- chimeras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- Suriname
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noun,
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- taciturn
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adjective,
inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- chitters
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verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- instruct
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verb (used with object),
to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Christen
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verb (used with object),
to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- intercut
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noun,
a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.
- chanters
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noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- chairmen
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noun,
the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- Merchant
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noun,
a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- hutments
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noun,
an encampment of huts.
- semiarch
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noun,
a half arch.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- cathetus
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noun,
(in an Ionic capital) the vertical guideline through the eye of a volute, from which the form of the volute is determined.
- Tarentum
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noun,
ancient name of Taranto.
- catmints
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noun,
catnip.
- centaurs
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- centrums
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noun,
a center.
- martinet
-
noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- trashmen
-
noun,
a person who collects trash for removal in a truck.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- Cernauti
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noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- craniums
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- transmit
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verb (used with object),
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- inarches
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- transect
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verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- nutmeats
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noun,
the kernel of a nut, usually edible.
- hesitant
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adjective,
hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- unearths
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verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- etchants
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noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- unmiters
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- unmitres
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verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- ratchets
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noun,
a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- Scituate
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts.
- Americus
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noun,
a city in SW central Georgia.
- earthnut
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noun,
any of various roots, tubers, or underground growths, as the peanut and the truffle.
- Etruscan
-
noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- Teucrian
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noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- recusant
-
noun,
a person who is recusant.
- schmatte
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noun,
an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
- thermits
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- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- rhematic
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adjective,
pertaining to the formation of words.
- rheniums
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noun,
a rare metallic element of the manganese subgroup: used, because of its high melting point, in platinum-rhenium thermocouples. Symbol: Re; atomic number: 75; atomic weight: 186.2.
- urticant
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adjective,
producing a stinging or itching sensation.
- urticate
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verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- theriacs
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- ruminate
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verb (used with object),
to chew again or over and over.
- thematic
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adjective,
of or relating to a theme.
- Ruthenia
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noun,
a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- ruthenic
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adjective,
containing ruthenium in a higher valence state than the corresponding ruthenious compound.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- chunters
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verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- centri-
-
- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- Stretch
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noun,
an act or instance of stretching.
- maunche
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noun,
manche.
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- Maurist
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noun,
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
- centrum
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noun,
a center.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- tantrum
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noun,
a violent demonstration of rage or frustration; a sudden burst of ill temper.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- stratum
-
noun,
a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another:
- cattish
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adjective,
catlike; feline.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Cushman
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noun,
Charlotte Saunders [sawn-derz,, sahn-] /ˈsɔn dərz,, ˈsɑn-/ (Show IPA), 1816–76, U.S. actress.
- Hamites
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noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- anticum
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noun,
pronaos.
- ceriums
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- rhenium
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noun,
a rare metallic element of the manganese subgroup: used, because of its high melting point, in platinum-rhenium thermocouples. Symbol: Re; atomic number: 75; atomic weight: 186.2.
- thermic
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adjective,
thermal (def 1).
- strati-
-
- matters
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noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- Thermit
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- nutates
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verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- centums
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noun,
one hundred.
- mattins
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noun,
matin (def 1).
- icterus
-
noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- metrist
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noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- archine
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noun,
arshin.
- mesarch
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adjective,
Botany. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from both the periphery and the center; having the older cells surrounded by the younger cells.
- sternum
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Ethanim
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noun,
a month equivalent to Tishri in the modern Jewish calendar. I Kings 8:2.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- sthenic
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adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Micheas
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noun,
Micah (defs 1, 2).
- sematic
-
adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- staunch
-
adjective,
firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person:
- Hunters
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noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- crinums
-
noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- catmint
-
noun,
catnip.
- uremias
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- etchant
-
noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- echinus
-
noun,
any sea urchin of the genus Echinus.
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- entrust
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verb (used with object),
to charge or invest with a trust or responsibility; charge with a specified office or duty involving trust:
- tarnish
-
noun,
a tarnished coating.
- mechan-
-
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- Mencius
-
noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- threats
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- menhirs
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- cashier
-
noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- hutment
-
noun,
an encampment of huts.
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- rematch
-
noun,
a second match between teams, challengers, etc.; return match.
- matches
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- Rhetian
-
noun,
Raetic.
- Statice
-
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.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- nutrias
-
noun,
the coypu.
- chimera
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- tithers
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- chimars
-
noun,
chimere.
- cinemas
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- machine
-
noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- hamster
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
- chetrum
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bhutan, the hundredth part of a ngultrum.
- suimate
-
noun,
self-mate.
- ruinate
-
adjective,
ruined.
- manchet
-
noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- chemist
-
noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- cutties
-
noun,
a short spoon.
- surname
-
noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- chaunts
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- ruttish
-
adjective,
salacious; lustful.
- chunter
-
verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- nutters
-
noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- Utrecht
-
noun,
a province in central Netherlands. 511 sq. mi. (1325 sq. km).
- encrust
-
verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- intrust
-
verb (used with object),
entrust.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- thecium
-
noun,
hymenium.
- chitter
-
verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- Tacitus
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- tachism
-
noun,
action painting (def 1).
- chutist
-
noun,
a parachutist.
- Suttner
-
noun,
Bertha von [bur-thuh von;; German ber-tuh fuh n] /ˈbɜr θə vɒn;; German ˈbɛr tə fən/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Austrian writer: Nobel Peace Prize 1905.
- sanctum
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- thenars
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- nutmeat
-
noun,
the kernel of a nut, usually edible.
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- therian
-
noun,
a therian animal.
- chanter
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- incrust
-
verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- richens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- acumens
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- chaines
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- Martinu
-
noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- martnet
-
noun,
an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
- unhairs
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- cranium
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- anthers
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- tranche
-
noun,
Finance.
one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment:
a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
- chatter
-
noun,
purposeless or foolish talk.
- chasten
-
verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- manures
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- inhumes
-
verb (used with object),
to bury; inter.
- Marches
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- Marcuse
-
noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- Chanute
-
noun,
a town in SE Kansas.
- stature
-
noun,
the height of a human or animal body.
- sthenia
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- muriate
-
noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- unmitre
-
verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- hematin
-
noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- Harnett
-
noun,
William Michael, 1848–92, U.S. painter.
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Scutari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- Muscari
-
- sinuate
-
adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- murines
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- ratchet
-
noun,
a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- tetanus
-
noun,
Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw.
Compare lockjaw.
- Tuchman
-
noun,
Barbara (Wertheim) [wurt-hahym] /ˈwɜrt haɪm/ (Show IPA), 1912–1989, U.S. historian and writer.
- unmiter
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- tsunami
-
noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- ethnics
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- atheism
-
noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- atheist
-
noun,
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
- Munster
-
noun,
muenster.
- athirst
-
adjective,
having a keen desire; eager (often followed by for):
- Herisau
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Appenzell Ausser Rhoden, in NE Switzerland.
- atriums
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- munches
-
noun,
Informal. a snack.
- Sirenum
-
noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- cumarin
-
noun,
coumarin.
- hematic
-
noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- mutants
-
noun,
a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- curtain
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- archit.
-
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- shatter
-
noun,
Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering.
- Sheitan
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Sherman
-
noun,
Forrest Percival, 1896–1951, U.S. naval officer.
- Nerthus
-
noun,
goddess of fertility, described by Tacitus in his Germania: later appeared in Scandinavian mythology as the god Njord.
- nematic
-
adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- hatters
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- curtate
-
adjective,
shortened; reduced; abbreviated.
- scutter
-
verb (used without object), noun,
scurry.
- thirams
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- mutates
-
verb (used with object),
to change; alter.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- scutate
-
adjective,
Botany. formed like a round buckler.
- natrium
-
noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- turista
-
noun,
tourista.
- shut-in
-
noun,
a person confined by infirmity or disease to the house, a hospital, etc.
- shutter
-
noun,
a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
- curites
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Sichuan
-
noun,
a province in S central China. 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Capital: Chengdu.
- ranches
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- mutters
-
noun,
the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
- mutches
-
noun,
a close-fitting linen or muslin cap, as worn by elderly women or babies.
- attunes
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- T-shirt
-
noun,
a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
- rattish
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling a rat.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- stamin-
-
- Schmitt
-
noun,
Bernadotte Everly [bur-nuh-dot ev-er-lee] /ˈbɜr nəˌdɒt ˈɛv ər li/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. historian.
- triunes
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- hit-run
-
adjective,
hit-and-run (defs 1, 2, 4).
- Mithras
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- mithers
-
noun,
mother1 .
- tautens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- caesium
-
noun,
cesium.
- cahiers
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- Thraces
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- haircut
-
noun,
an act or instance of cutting the hair.
- schmear
-
noun,
a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
- unteach
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- mishear
-
verb (used with object),
to hear incorrectly or imperfectly:
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- unearth
-
verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- aitches
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- Huastec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of Mexico.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- minutes
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- minuets
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Canthus
-
noun,
the angle or corner on each side of the eye, formed by the junction of the upper and lower lids.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- Amherst
-
noun,
Jeffrey, Baron, 1717–97, British field marshal: governor general of British North America 1760–63.
- Hsiamen
-
noun,
Xiamen.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- unstate
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to deprive (a person) of office or rank.
- smitten
-
verb,
a past participle of smite.
- hernias
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- hirsute
-
adjective,
hairy; shaggy.
- Schuman
-
noun,
Robert [rob-ert;; French raw-ber] /ˈrɒb ərt;; French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1886–1963, French political leader: premier of France 1947–48.
- situate
-
adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- smatter
-
noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- hetmans
-
noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Tatius
-
noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- Hattic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Hatti.
- ihrams
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- haunts
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Hamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- hausen
-
noun,
beluga (def 1).
- tanist
-
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.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tenths
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- hatter
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- instr.
-
- Hamsun
-
noun,
Knut [knoot] /knut/ (Show IPA), 1859–1952, Norwegian novelist: Nobel Prize 1920.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- humans
-
noun,
a human being.
- inter.
-
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- tetra-
-
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Hunter
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- humane
-
adjective,
characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed:
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- inrush
-
noun,
a rushing or pouring in.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- Thames
-
noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- terat-
-
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- tauten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- hiatus
-
noun,
a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- thamin
-
noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- hemins
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Hetman
-
noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- hemat-
-
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- taunts
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Husain
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- inmesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Hermit
-
noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- harems
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- Tetuan
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.
- tectum
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- Herman
-
noun,
Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- Hemans
-
noun,
Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- inhume
-
verb (used with object),
to bury; inter.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nemat-
-
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- shamir
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- numis.
-
- nutate
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Nutter
-
noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- nautch
-
noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- Munshi
-
noun,
a native interpreter or language instructor.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- musher
-
noun,
a person who competes in cross-country races with dog team and sled.
- mutant
-
noun,
a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- mutate
-
verb (used with object),
to change; alter.
- mutter
-
noun,
the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
- Muttra
-
noun,
former name of Mathura.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- shmear
-
noun, verb (used with object),
schmear.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- sacrum
-
noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- sachem
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- rheums
-
noun,
a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, especially during a cold.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- recti-
-
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- rectum
-
noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- schema
-
noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Munich
-
noun,
German München. a city in and the capital of Bavaria, in SW Germany.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- intra-
-
- masher
-
noun,
a person or thing that mashes.
- marish
-
noun,
a marsh.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- strunt
-
noun,
the fleshy part or stump of a tail, especially of a horse's tail.
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- mashie
-
noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- Stuart
-
noun,
a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Mather
-
noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matri-
-
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- tactus
-
noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Sutter
-
noun,
John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- March.
-
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- Machen
-
noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Mahren
-
noun,
German name of Moravia.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Manche
-
noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- Manchu
-
noun,
a member of a Tungusic people of Manchuria who conquered China in the 17th century and established a dynasty there (Manchu dynasty, or Ch'ing, 1644–1912).
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- MArchE
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- mucins
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- misrun
-
noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mithan
-
noun,
gayal.
- mither
-
noun,
mother1 .
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- smutch
-
noun,
a smudge or stain.
- MSArch
-
- smitch
-
noun,
smidgen.
- smirch
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- muches
-
noun,
a great quantity, measure, or degree:
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- McNutt
-
noun,
Paul Vories [vawr-eez,, vohr-] /ˈvɔr iz,, ˈvoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1891–1955, U.S. diplomat and government official.
- strath
-
noun,
a wide valley.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- stitch
-
noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- menhir
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- Mensch
-
noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- minuet
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- statue
-
noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Minthe
-
noun,
a nymph who was changed into a mint plant by Persephone to protect her from Hades.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- Mithra
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- cumins
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- trans.
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- tuchis
-
noun,
tokus.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- truant
-
noun,
a student who stays away from school without permission.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- atrium
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- chimar
-
noun,
chimere.
- chiaus
-
noun,
(in the Ottoman Empire) a court official who served as an ambassador, emissary, or member of a ceremonial escort.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- titans
-
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.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- astute
-
adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- Thurs.
-
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- Crinum
-
noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- chaunt
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- archi-
-
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- austr-
-
- archt.
-
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- tinct.
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- aneuch
-
adjective, noun, adverb, interjection,
enough.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- truths
-
noun,
the true or actual state of a matter:
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- anthem
-
noun,
a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
- charms
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- unhair
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- mirths
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- cerat-
-
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- urchin
-
noun,
a mischievous boy.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- thetas
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- thetic
-
adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Ushant
-
noun,
an island off the NW coast of France: naval battles 1778, 1794. 4½ miles (7 km) long.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- therms
-
noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trich-
-
- thrust
-
noun,
an act or instance of thrusting; a forcible push or shove; lunge or stab.
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- arsen-
-
- thirst
-
noun,
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- theism
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- ashmen
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- Therma
-
noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetum
-
noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- Tursha
-
noun,
an ancient people of the Mediterranean region, variously identified with the Lydians, Etruscans, or Trojans.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- therm-
-
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- chrism
-
noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- thiram
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- Tustin
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- churns
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- cushat
-
noun,
the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- centi-
-
- tushie
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- centr-
-
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- thrums
-
noun,
an act or sound of thrumming; dull, monotonous sound.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- centum
-
noun,
one hundred.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- tithes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- tusche
-
noun,
a greaselike liquid used in lithography as a medium receptive to lithographic ink, and in etching and silkscreen as a resist.
- threat
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- utters
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- Arnhem
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Cutter
-
noun,
a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- attune
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- Ashur
-
noun,
Assur.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- Trust
-
noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Munch
-
noun,
Informal. a snack.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Truth
-
noun,
the true or actual state of a matter:
- musth
-
noun,
a state or condition of violent, destructive frenzy occurring with the rutting season in male elephants, accompanied by the exudation of an oily substance from glands between the eyes and mouth.
- astr.
-
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- munic
-
- mutch
-
noun,
a close-fitting linen or muslin cap, as worn by elderly women or babies.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- stat.
-
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ster.
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mich.
-
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- MSChE
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- MNurs
-
- Srta.
-
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Aust.
-
- auth.
-
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- MSEnt
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- mutts
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- reni-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Uriah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Urias [yoo-rahy-uh s] /yʊˈraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- Reaum
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Recit
-
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- uran-
-
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- sarc-
-
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- sanit
-
- ruche
-
noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- acet-
-
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- 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.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- 30-30
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- rhet.
-
- aeri-
-
- Rheum
-
noun,
a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, especially during a cold.
- rhin-
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- 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.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- 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.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- sauch
-
noun,
saugh.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- arith
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- Neth.
-
- neur-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- neut.
-
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Shaun
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- arche
-
- arium
-
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- Arch.
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Nahum
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.
- Shute
-
noun,
Nevil (Nevil Shute Norway) 1899–1960, British novelist and aeronautical engineer.
- shunt
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- naut.
-
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- nears
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Armen
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- UNHCR
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Unit.
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- sect.
-
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- nucha
-
noun,
nape.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- seti-
-
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- nuci-
-
- semi-
-
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- anth-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- semih
-
- ante-
-
- metr-
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Hurst
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- human
-
noun,
a human being.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- humic
-
adjective,
of or noting a substance, as an acid, obtained from humus.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- crit.
-
- Hunts
-
noun,
Huntingdonshire.
- hurts
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- Tartu
-
noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- crim.
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- IATSE
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tatum
-
noun,
Art, 1910–56, U.S. jazz pianist.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- herns
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- tech.
-
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- hier-
-
- tears
-
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- hist.
-
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- chums
-
noun,
a close or intimate companion:
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- cine-
-
- Chute
-
noun,
an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level.
- chuse
-
verb (used with or without object),
Archaic. choose.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- intr.
-
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Iran.
-
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- 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.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- incr.
-
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- haem-
-
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Teut.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- term.
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- theat
-
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- Esth.
-
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Ecua.
-
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- hemia
-
- hect-
-
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- hema-
-
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- hemi-
-
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- hemin
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- thurm
-
verb (used with object),
to carve (a piece of wood, as a post or table leg) across the grain so as to produce an effect of turning.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- thrum
-
noun,
an act or sound of thrumming; dull, monotonous sound.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- tera-
-
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- haust
-
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- 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.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- ruths
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- masc.
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- mast-
-
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- 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.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- cert.
-
- math.
-
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- Sturt
-
noun,
violent quarreling.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- char-
-
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- 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.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- meta-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meth-
-
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- matr-
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- Matt.
-
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- 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: ¢.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- cent.
-
- treas
-
- mech.
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Cath.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- chem.
-
- strut
-
noun,
the act of strutting.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Ishum
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of fire and the companion of Irra.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- chiru
-
noun,
a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- surah
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- Chimu
-
noun,
a member of an Amerindian people inhabiting the northern coast of Peru and having a highly developed urban culture that lasted until its destruction by the Incas.
- mach.
-
- Chin.
-
- Isth.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- USCA
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- thi-
-
- USAR
-
- saur
-
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Tit.
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- str.
-
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Sam.
-
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- USRC
-
- USTC
-
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- shut
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- shr.
-
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- USNA
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- 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.
- USHA
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Tush
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sat.
-
- USMC
-
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Ste.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- USIA
-
- USMA
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- tri-
-
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- 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.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- Tasm
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ten.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- thus
-
adverb,
in the way just indicated; in this way:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sem.
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- sech
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- taur
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- uni-
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tchr
-
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sch.
-
- tanh
-
- ter.
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- sur-
-
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- 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.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- uret
-
- uria
-
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tRNA
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- scr.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sci.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Thur
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tues
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- trit
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- 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.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 1080
-
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- mes-
-
- her.
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- ment
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- met.
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- hem-
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- atic
-
- meas
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- attn
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mic.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Man.
-
- msec
-
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- MSAE
-
- MSCE
-
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- MSHA
-
- MSHE
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- MSIE
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asc-
-
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- art.
-
- ASME
-
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- atm.
-
- mis-
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- att.
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- MNAS
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- ASTM
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- ctr.
-
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICSH
-
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- int.
-
- Hume
-
noun,
David, 1711–76, Scottish philosopher and historian.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- cit.
-
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- HMAS
-
- huia
-
noun,
an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- Hums
-
noun,
the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur; hem.
- chm.
-
- chum
-
noun,
a close or intimate companion:
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- chs.
-
- Chr.
-
- chmn
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- ins.
-
- cet-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mac-
-
- aut-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Aus.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- aur-
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- CERN
-
- cat.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- crat
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Can.
-
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cres
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- aer-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ACTH
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Aire
-
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- muc-
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- aet.
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- emia
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Ens.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- enc.
-
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- acr-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- RNAS
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- est.
-
- cis-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Eur.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ARIS
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Neh.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Nah.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ANTU
-
- Arm.
-
- much
-
noun,
a great quantity, measure, or degree:
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mus.
-
- cts.
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- mush
-
noun,
meal, especially cornmeal, boiled in water or milk until it forms a thick, soft mass, or until it is stiff enough to mold into a loaf for slicing and frying.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- mutt
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- 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.
- NCTE
-
- ant.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- amt.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Eth.
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- ANSI
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- 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.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- NTIA
-
- etc.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- cur.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ance
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- amus
-
- NIMH
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIRA
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CMA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CNM
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- CNS
-
- CST
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- EAM
-
- CRT
-
- TIA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CSR
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CTA
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- cte
-
- ean
-
- ThM
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- 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.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- TSI
-
- CIM
-
- ur-
-
- AIC
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ure
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- uns
-
- AMS
-
- AMU
-
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Une
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- unc
-
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- AHE
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- USR
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- uti
-
- an.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Ar.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- AUC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- USN
-
- USM
-
- ACS
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- USC
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- UMT
-
- CIE
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TSE
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ca.
-
- ch.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAI
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TRH
-
- CEA
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TNT
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- CIA
-
- TSH
-
- ATC
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- ARS
-
- ARU
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- TTS
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ASU
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- at.
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- ec-
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- ECA
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- MST
-
- SMA
-
- Mt.
-
- MTh
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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).
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MSI
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- sht
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NHS
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- MSN
-
- MSH
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- MIE
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- STM
-
- STI
-
- MHA
-
- MHE
-
- MHR
-
- mi.
-
- ECM
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MSE
-
- MIT
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- MNS
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- Sr.
-
- SNU
-
- MRI
-
- MSA
-
- NIA
-
- NIH
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- RMC
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sc.
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- RCN
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- SAR
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SCM
-
- RCA
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NUM
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SHA
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Hts
-
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- hrs
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- Hum
-
noun,
the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur; hem.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Esc
-
- TCA
-
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- ESA
-
- THC
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ERT
-
- IAS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- hr.
-
- HRE
-
- TCS
-
- en-
-
- eu-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HMS
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HCM
-
- HCR
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- th-
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- 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.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- IUS
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- EMT
-
- ist
-
- EIS
-
- ITA
-
- eir
-
- Ehr
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ium
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ise
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ish
-
- ISR
-
- ISA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ier
-
- IHS
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- in.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- HSM
-
- IRC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ine
-
- EMR
-
- IRS
-
- INH
-
- Ir.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- S.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- SA
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RU
-
- SM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- SU
-
- CU
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- SN
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- t.
-
- MN
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TT
-
- MH
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- NC
-
- UI
-
- RN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RI
-
- RH
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TC
-
- NI
-
- NM
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- NH
-
- i.
-
- TM
-
- ic
-
- TN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.