Anagrams of astereognosis

Word astereognosis has 1765 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of astereognosis.

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stereognosis
noun, the ability to determine the shape and weight of an object by touching or lifting it.
ostensories
noun, monstrance.
ringtosses
noun, a game in which rings, often made of rope, are tossed to encircle an upright peg.
giantesses
noun, an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
Asgeirsson
noun, Asgeir [ahs-gair] /ˈɑs gɛər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, Icelandic statesman: president 1952–68.
ostensoria
noun, ostensory.
senoritas
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
agentries
noun, the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
arsonists
noun, a person who commits arson.
Negritoes
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
ingresses
noun, the act of going in or entering.
engrosses
verb (used with object), to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb:
stingaree
noun, a stingray.
arsenites
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
egression
noun, a going out; egress.
egestions
noun, the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
sarsenets
noun, sarcenet.
rogations
noun, Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
assertion
noun, a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason:
oogenesis
noun, the origin and development of the ovum.
ganisters
noun, a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
astringes
verb (used with object), to compress; bind together; constrict.
estranges
verb (used with object), to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
serotines
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
songsters
noun, a person who sings; a singer.
orogenies
noun, the process of mountain making or upheaval.
estragons
noun, tarragon.
tigresses
noun, a female tiger.
essonites
noun, Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
estrogens
noun, any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
resinates
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
resonates
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
argento-
assignee
noun, a person to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for his or her own enjoyment or in trust.
roasting
noun, a severely critical notice or review; pan.
rootages
noun, the act of taking root.
genitors
noun, a parent, especially a father.
Negritos
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
tea-rose
noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
geronto-
astringe
verb (used with object), to compress; bind together; constrict.
argosies
noun, a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
rogation
noun, Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
arsenite
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
nitroso-
Asnieres
noun, a city in N central France, near Paris.
genoises
noun, a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
notaries
noun, notary public.
Teresian
noun, a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
resinate
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
ringtoss
noun, a game in which rings, often made of rope, are tossed to encircle an upright peg.
Teresina
noun, a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
seringas
noun, any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
resonate
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
arsonist
noun, a person who commits arson.
gentries
noun, wellborn and well-bred people.
Gossaert
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), Mabuse, Jan.
retsinas
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
strigose
adjective, Botany. set with stiff bristles of hairs; hispid.
granites
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
greisens
noun, a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
gantries
noun, a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
ganister
noun, a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
steering
noun, the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.
seatings
noun, an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
stearins
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.
erosions
noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
segreant
adjective, (of a griffin) rampant.
sentries
noun, a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
erasions
noun, the act of erasing.
sensoria
noun, a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
essonite
noun, Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
estragon
noun, tarragon.
estrange
verb (used with object), to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
estrogen
noun, any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
estrones
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
stenosis
noun, a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
songster
noun, a person who sings; a singer.
sagenite
noun, a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
easiness
noun, the quality or condition of being easy.
Sergeant
noun, a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
grantees
noun, the receiver of a grant.
snot-rag
noun, a handkerchief.
earnests
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
isotones
noun, one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
isostere
noun, Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
arenites
noun, psammite.
eastings
noun, Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
ingrates
noun, an ungrateful person.
soarings
noun, the sport of flying a sailplane.
gastrins
noun, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
sarsenet
noun, sarcenet.
egestion
noun, the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
gastness
noun, terror or fright.
enargite
noun, a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
greatens
verb (used with object), to make greater; enlarge; increase.
stingers
noun, a person or thing that stings.
Sisseton
noun, a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
oreganos
noun, an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
sestinas
noun, a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
treasons
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
gneisses
noun, a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
reagents
noun, a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
Ossetian
noun, an Osset.
anergies
noun, Pathology. deficiency of energy.
tragions
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
agonists
noun, a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
signoras
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
serotine
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
ogresses
noun, a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
Oresteia
noun, a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
giantess
noun, an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
organist
noun, a person who plays the organ.
torsions
noun, the act of twisting.
Goossens
noun, Sir Eugene, 1893–1962, English composer and conductor.
osteosis
noun, the formation of bony tissue, usually infiltrating connective tissue.
agenesis
noun, absence of or failed development of a body part.
soirees
noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
arenite
noun, psammite.
tresses
noun, Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
engross
verb (used with object), to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb:
instars
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
enroots
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
enrages
verb (used with object), to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
satoris
noun, sudden enlightenment.
stinger
noun, a person or thing that stings.
organo-
entasis
noun, a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
garnets
noun, any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
entero-
Seagirt
noun, surrounded by the sea.
inserts
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
entires
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
entries
noun, an act of entering; entrance.
siestas
noun, a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
sterno-
stingos
noun, strong beer.
Orestes
noun, Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
garotes
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
agonist
noun, a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
Eastern
adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
easters
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
sarongs
noun, a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
gastro-
trasses
noun, a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
eatings
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
strange
adverb, in a strange manner.
strains
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
sarsens
noun, any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
stories
noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
signers
noun, a person who signs.
gastrin
noun, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
gratins
noun, au gratin.
agonies
noun, extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
integer
noun, Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero. Compare whole number.
Sassoon
noun, Siegfried (Loraine) [seeg-freed law-reyn,, loh-] /ˈsig frid lɔˈreɪn,, loʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1886–1967, English poet and novelist.
storage
noun, the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
stooges
noun, an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
egoists
noun, a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
sateens
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
gasters
stoners
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
gassers
noun, Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
stogies
noun, a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar.
triages
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
greases
noun, the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
greaten
verb (used with object), to make greater; enlarge; increase.
ingress
noun, the act of going in or entering.
stereo-
ingrate
noun, an ungrateful person.
Signora
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
Staines
noun, a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
gisants
noun, a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
gainers
noun, a person or thing that gains.
stagers
noun, a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
senegas
noun, the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
essoins
noun, (in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
trioses
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
grosses
noun, a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
sooners
noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
trogons
noun, any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Orontes
noun, a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
seiners
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
senoras
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
estrins
noun, estrone.
Ossetia
noun, a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
osseins
noun, the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
estrone
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
signees
noun, a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
Grisons
noun, a canton in E Switzerland. 2747 sq. mi. (7115 sq. km). Capital: Chur.
signets
noun, a small seal, as on a finger ring.
etesian
adjective, (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
sorting
noun, the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
sensate
adjective, perceiving or perceived through the senses.
sorosis
noun, a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry.
sorites
noun, a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
orisons
noun, a prayer.
signore
noun, a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
orgeats
noun, a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
Steiner
noun, Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
trienes
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
gratine
verb (used with object), to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
seasons
noun, one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
ingests
verb (used with object), to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
ergates
noun, a worker ant.
ingesta
plural noun, substances ingested.
ergotin
noun, any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
Oriente
noun, a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
ingates
noun, gate1 (def 15).
Erigena
noun, Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
Erigone
noun, a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.
seaters
noun, a person or thing that seats.
greisen
noun, a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
seating
noun, an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
signors
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
trigone
noun, Also, trigonum. Anatomy. a triangular part or area. the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
Igorots
noun, a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
stearo-
trigons
noun, a triangle.
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.
erosion
noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
origans
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
Stassen
noun, Harold Edward, 1907–2001, U.S. politician and university president.
ignores
verb (used with object), to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
gaiters
noun, a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper1 (def 7).
seeings
noun, the act of a person who sees.
soaring
noun, the sport of flying a sailplane.
easting
noun, Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Onassis
noun, Aristotle Socrates, 1906–75, Greek businessman, born in Turkey.
Gentoos
noun, a Hindu.
anstoss
noun, (in the philosophy of Fichte) any of the six successive steps by which the absolute ego attains self-knowledge.
arseno-
sestina
noun, a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
arsines
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Sitsang
noun, Tibet (def 1).
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
anoesis
noun, a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
reagent
noun, a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
ratoons
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
onagers
noun, a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
gossans
noun, a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
resting
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
tensors
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
genoise
noun, a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
ratings
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
serines
noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
easiest
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
assents
noun, agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
onstage
adverb, on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
genitor
noun, a parent, especially a father.
sinters
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
asserts
Idioms, assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
session
noun, the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business:
tessera
noun, one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
nestors
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
Sisters
noun, a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
arenose
adjective, sandy; gritty.
reginas
noun, queen.
aorists
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
Reigate
noun, a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
gerents
noun, a ruler or manager.
serosas
noun, Embryology, Zoology. the chorion. a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
argents
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
reseats
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
resents
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
Geraint
noun, one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
regains
noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
re-sign
verb (used with or without object), to sign again.
reagins
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
tisanes
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
tigress
noun, a female tiger.
gessoes
noun, gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
reasons
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
ariosos
noun, an arioso composition or section.
Ariosto
noun, Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
resists
noun, a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
aristo-
aristos
noun, aristocrat.
seringa
noun, any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
antero-
Teniers
noun, David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
genito-
santirs
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
sangers
noun, Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
Negrito
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
tearing
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
Negress
noun, a term used to refer to a black woman or girl.
negates
verb (used with object), to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
genesis
noun, an origin, creation, or beginning.
granite
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
earings
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
singers
noun, a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
trainee
noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
sereins
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
nasties
noun, Informal. a nasty person or thing.
tragion
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
grasses
noun, any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains. Compare grass family.
grantee
noun, the receiver of a grant.
sanseis
noun, a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
tansies
noun, any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
gearset
noun, a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
Tangier
noun, a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
torsion
noun, the act of twisting.
earnest
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
goiters
noun, an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
Genista
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
assorts
verb (used with object), to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
assigns
noun, Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
Negroes
noun, Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
oregano
noun, an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
roseate
adjective, tinged with rose; rosy:
seriate
adjective, arranged or occurring in one or more series.
isogons
noun, a polygon having all angles equal.
ostosis
noun, the formation of bone; ossification.
isotone
noun, one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
teasers
noun, a person or thing that teases.
oration
noun, a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
Ontario
noun, a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
Sargent
noun, Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
rootage
noun, the act of taking root.
gratin
noun, au gratin.
Grasse
noun, François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
griots
noun, a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
goatee
noun, a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
senses
noun, any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
serosa
noun, Embryology, Zoology. the chorion. a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
Grison
noun, a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
siesta
noun, a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
gooses
noun, any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
grates
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
serins
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Serena
noun, a female given name.
serein
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
sensor
noun, a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
goners
noun, a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
Serang
noun, Ceram.
Greats
greens
noun, a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
series
noun, a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
signee
noun, a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
serine
noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
gnosis
noun, knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
grains
noun, an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
serges
noun, a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
Sestos
noun, an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.
grists
noun, grain to be ground.
goiter
noun, an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
Grants
noun, a town in W New Mexico.
gossan
noun, a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
setons
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
Gorton
noun, John Grey, 1911–2002, Australian political leader: prime minister 1968–71.
grano-
greets
verb (used with object), to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
grease
noun, the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
setose
adjective, covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
serais
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
gneiss
noun, a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
gorses
noun, any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
Gretna
noun, a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
gratis
adverb, without charge or payment; free:
grani-
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
senors
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Regina
noun, queen.
region
noun, an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
reigns
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
rentes
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
reseat
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
resent
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
resets
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
resign
verb (used with object), to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
resist
noun, a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
nooses
noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
Regain
noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
noises
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
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.
noesis
noun, (in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
rinses
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
nitro-
nitres
noun, niter.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
roasts
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
rooses
verb (used with or without object), praise.
roosts
noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
Nessie
noun, Loch Ness monster.
regent
noun, a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
reests
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
rosets
noun, resin; rosin.
Oregon
noun, a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem. Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
Osages
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
ossein
noun, the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
orogen
noun, an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
Ossian
noun, a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
orison
noun, a prayer.
Origen
noun, (Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
origan
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
osteo-
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
orgies
noun, wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
orgeat
noun, a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
Orense
noun, a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
otiose
adjective, being at leisure; idle; indolent.
orangs
noun, orangutan.
Orange
noun, a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
raises
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
ranees
noun, the wife of a rajah.
ranges
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
rating
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
ratoon
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
onager
noun, a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
reagin
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
ogress
noun, a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
nesses
noun, a headland; promontory; cape.
Nereis
noun, clamworm.
groans
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
seeing
noun, the act of a person who sees.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
instr.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
insets
noun, something inserted; insert.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
Season
noun, one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
inorg.
INGRES
noun, Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
ingots
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
ingest
verb (used with object), to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
seater
noun, a person or thing that seats.
ingate
noun, gate1 (def 15).
Igorot
noun, a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
ignore
verb (used with object), to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
iatro-
seiner
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
seines
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
seises
verb (used with or without object), Chiefly Law. seize.
Senate
noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
senega
noun, the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
Groton
noun, a city in SE Connecticut.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
Groote
noun, Gerhard [Dutch khey-rahrt;; English gair-hahrt] /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt;; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Gerardus Magnus) 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
groins
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
groats
noun, hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
inter.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
Neisse
noun, a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
Negros
noun, an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
negate
verb (used with object), to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
rosins
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
Saigon
noun, former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
Nasser
noun, Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
saints
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
Sanger
noun, Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
sanies
noun, a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
sansei
noun, a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
Santos
noun, a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
intra-
sarees
noun, sari.
isogon
noun, a polygon having all angles equal.
sarges
noun, sergeant.
sargos
noun, a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
sarong
noun, a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
sarsen
noun, any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
Saseno
noun, an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
sasins
noun, blackbuck.
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
satins
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.
intros
noun, an introduction.
intro.
signer
noun, a person who signs.
sitars
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
signet
noun, a small seal, as on a finger ring.
Signor
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
Strega
stress
noun, importance attached to a thing: Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
Easter
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
easies
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
easier
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
string
noun, a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
Strong
Idioms, come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
Tagore
noun, Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
earing
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
eagres
noun, a tidal bore or flood.
tangos
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
eating
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
targes
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
tarso-
tasses
noun, a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
Tassie
noun, tass.
astron
astro-
teaser
noun, a person or thing that teases.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
teases
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
assort
verb (used with object), to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
assist
noun, Sports. Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner. Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal. the official credit scored for such plays.
assign
noun, Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
strass
noun, a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
assert
Idioms, assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
enter-
stego-
steins
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
steno-
ergots
noun, Plant Pathology. a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body. the sclerotial body itself.
stenos
noun, a stenographer.
ergate
noun, a worker ant.
erases
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
steres
eosins
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
Sterne
noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
sterns
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
entire
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
enters
Verb phrases, enter into, to participate in; engage in. to investigate; consider: to sympathize with; share in. to form a constituent part or ingredient of: to go into a particular state:
enroot
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
stores
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
enrage
verb (used with object), to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
enosis
noun, a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
stingo
noun, strong beer.
stings
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
egrets
noun, any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
Stones
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
egress
noun, the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
stooge
noun, an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
egoist
noun, a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
egests
verb (used with object), to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
Egesta
noun, matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
tenias
noun, taenia.
assent
noun, agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
Ernest
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
agrees
verb (used with object), to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
angsts
noun, a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
angio-
Angers
noun, a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
Torino
noun, Turin.
torose
adjective, Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
torses
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
torsos
noun, the trunk of the human body.
tosses
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
trans.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
agron.
treens
noun, treenware.
aniso-
agists
verb (used with object), to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
triage
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
triene
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
trigon
noun, a triangle.
trigos
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
aeron.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
trogon
noun, any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Tsonga
noun, a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
anises
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
Tongas
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
tensas
noun, a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
arises
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
tenses
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Teresa
noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
arsons
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
ternes
noun, terne metal.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
arsen-
Tessie
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
Tessin
noun, French and German name of Ticino.
arioso
noun, an arioso composition or section.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
Ariege
noun, a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
argots
noun, a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
argons
noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
Argent
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
tinges
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
aretes
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
tirage
noun, the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
steers
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
eagers
noun, eagre.
osiers
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
Gaines
noun, Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
gaiter
noun, a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper1 (def 7).
Sonora
noun, a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
gainst
preposition, against.
gerent
noun, a ruler or manager.
Sister
noun, a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
Sisera
noun, the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
Gesner
noun, Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
Gessen
noun, Goshen (def 1).
Gainer
noun, a person or thing that gains.
sonars
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
Sooner
noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
etrogs
noun, Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
sirens
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
sorgos
noun, any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
gestes
noun, gest.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
Gentoo
noun, a Hindu.
genoas
noun, a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
esters
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
genies
noun, Islamic Mythology. jinn.
snoots
noun, Slang. the nose.
snoose
noun, finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
snores
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
genera
noun, a plural of genus.
snorts
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
gators
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
sneers
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
genets
noun, any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
Soares
noun, Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
Garnet
noun, any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
genit.
gastr-
Gaston
noun, a male given name.
Gasser
noun, Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
soigne
adjective, carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
soiree
noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
garote
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
snares
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
sirees
noun, sirree.
Sontag
noun, Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
stanes
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
Singer
noun, a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
singes
noun, a superficial burn.
esrogs
noun, etrog.
stains
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
stares
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
stager
noun, a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
essoin
noun, (in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
stasis
noun, the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
stages
noun, a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
gisant
noun, a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
eroto-
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
snags
noun, a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
Regan
noun, (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters. Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
sines
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
oste-
sing.
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.
reign
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
singe
noun, a superficial burn.
Regin
noun, a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
tings
noun, a tinging sound.
Regt.
REGIS
noun, a male given name.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
renga
noun, linked verse.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
trigs
noun, trigonometry.
trass
noun, a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
reni-
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
tsars
noun, czar.
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.
snogs
verb (used without object), to kiss and cuddle.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
tiger
noun, a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
Tigre
noun, a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
snits
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
signs
noun, a token; indication.
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.
Osset
noun, a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
sneer
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
reset
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
Sinas
noun, a female given name.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
tinge
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
trois
noun, the number 3.
trogs
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
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.
sito-
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
ossia
conjunction, (indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
togas
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
rases
verb (used with object), raze.
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.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
ranis
noun, ranee.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
Range
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
sires
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
torso
noun, the trunk of the human body.
sings
noun, the act or performance of singing.
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).
Sino-
ragis
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
rages
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
tress
noun, Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
treen
noun, treenware.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
treas
siree
noun, sirree.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
reest
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
siege
noun, the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
seti-
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
sites
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Tonga
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
trigo
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
triga
noun, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
toros
noun, a bull.
tongs
noun, any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
tonia
tono-
sero-
toons
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
TORES
noun, a torus.
trig.
snoot
noun, Slang. the nose.
tries
noun, plural of try.
Serge
noun, a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
terse
adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
saris
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
Srta.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
sasin
noun, blackbuck.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
Stoss
noun, Veit [fahyt] /faɪt/ (Show IPA), c1440–1533, German sculptor and painter.
so-so
adverb, in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
sorts
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Saros
noun, the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
sorgo
noun, any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
sensa
noun, plural of sensum.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
sargo
noun, a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
Sarge
noun, sergeant.
sores
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
soras
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
soots
noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
sense
noun, any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
Soong
noun, Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
Saree
noun, sari.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
sates
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
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.
Sans.
stang
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
steer
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
seers
noun, a person who sees; observer.
segar
noun, cigar.
Segni
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
ster.
Stans
noun, a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
segno
noun, a sign.
segos
noun, sego lily.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
Segre
noun, Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
stge.
STAGE
noun, a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
sties
noun, a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
Sears
noun, Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
Seine
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
sting
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
seise
verb (used with or without object), Chiefly Law. seize.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
stirs
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
stoas
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
satis
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
sengi
noun, a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
sanit
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.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
rooti
noun, rooty2 .
Tegea
noun, an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
tenia
noun, taenia.
soars
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
Roost
noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
teno-
Roose
verb (used with or without object), praise.
Roget
noun, Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
rises
noun, an act or instance of rising.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
tera-
seats
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
snots
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
rings
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
terne
noun, terne metal.
Seres
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
rests
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
tango
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Sango
noun, a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
tangs
sanes
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
sains
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
targe
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
sagos
noun, a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
sages
noun, a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
rotos
noun, rotogravure.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Rosse
noun, William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
sents
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Tasso
noun, Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
sones
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
tears
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
signa
verb, (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
easts
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
asset
noun, a useful and desirable thing or quality:
assn.
gents
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
nitre
noun, niter.
nitr-
asst.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
genro
noun, any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
genre
noun, a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
Asser
noun, Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
astr.
Genoa
noun, a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Genie
noun, Islamic Mythology. jinn.
ation
Niger
noun, a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
Genet
noun, any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
IATSE
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
nests
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
gears
noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
asses
noun, plural of ass1 .
Nogai
noun, a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
eagre
noun, a tidal bore or flood.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
groan
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
noto-
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
groat
noun, a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
groin
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
Groot
noun, Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
noso-
noses
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
gesso
noun, gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
Gross
noun, a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
Norge
noun, Norwegian name of Norway.
arses
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
Estes
noun, a male given name.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
noose
noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
Grote
noun, George, 1794–1871, English historian.
grots
noun, a grotto.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
no-go
adjective, inoperative; canceled:
eager
noun, eagre.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
ergot
noun, Plant Pathology. a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body. the sclerotial body itself.
naso-
intr.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
gaits
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
ernes
noun, sea eagle.
Ernie
noun, a male given name, form of Ernest.
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.
gains
erose
adjective, uneven, as if gnawed away.
etrog
noun, Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
esrog
noun, etrog.
Iran.
Essen
noun, a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
esses
noun, the letter S, s.
Isere
noun, a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
Irene
noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
Ester
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
ergo-
erase
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
egers
noun, German name of Ohře.
Negro
noun, Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
eases
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
gator
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
goers
noun, a person or thing that goes:
nears
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
Gates
noun, Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
gater
noun, gator.
ingot
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
egest
verb (used with object), to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
EGRET
noun, any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
gasts
verb (used with object), to terrify or frighten.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
engr.
garni
adjective, garnished.
inst.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
ento-
Gaons
noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
arsis
noun, Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat. Compare thesis (def 4).
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Gosse
noun, Sir Edmund William, 1849–1928, English poet, biographer, and critic.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
girts
noun, Carpentry. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
goose
noun, any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
orans
noun, orant.
Orang
noun, orangutan.
agone
adverb, adjective, ago.
agree
verb (used with object), to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
agro-
Goren
noun, Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
gores
noun, blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
gorse
noun, any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
giros
noun, autogiro.
goons
noun, Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
gotra
noun, a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
airts
noun, a direction.
geste
noun, gest.
grain
noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
girns
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
onto-
grans
noun, grandmother.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
anger
noun, a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
Grant
noun, something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
Agnes
noun, Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
agist
verb (used with object), to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
Onega
noun, Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
orig.
30-30
Aegir
noun, a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
AEGIS
noun, Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
Osage
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
Orton
noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
Goias
noun, a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
Orson
noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
Orion
noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
Oreg.
agios
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
aeri-
aerie
noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
aero-
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
goner
noun, a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
gono-
agent
noun, a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
gnars
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
agers
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
gists
noun, the main or essential part of a matter:
angi-
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
Angie
noun, a male or female given name, form of Angel.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
ante-
ogees
noun, a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
grees
noun, superiority, mastery, or victory.
areo-
getas
noun, a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
Greta
noun, a female given name, form of Margaret.
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
grins
noun, a broad smile.
oases
noun, a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
Giono
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
anti-
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
oasis
noun, a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
greet
verb (used with object), to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
giant
noun, (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
Green
noun, a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
oasts
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
ogres
noun, a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
argon
noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
grist
noun, grain to be ground.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
grate
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
anis-
Argos
noun, an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
argot
noun, a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
gests
noun, a story or tale.
GRASS
noun, any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains. Compare grass family.
griot
noun, a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
angst
noun, a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
angor
noun, extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
sirs
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
Goat
noun, any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
Gaon
noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
Soni
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Song
noun, a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
gnat
noun, any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
gait
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
goas
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
sign
noun, a token; indication.
1080
soon
Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
Soot
noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Sig.
geta
noun, a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Gert
noun, a female given name, form of Gertrude.
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
giro
noun, autogiro.
Gina
noun, a female given name.
gats
noun, a pistol or revolver.
gens
noun, a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
Gean
noun, heart cherry.
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.
gear
noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
gees
noun, a sum of one thousand dollars:
sits
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
Gino
noun, a male given name.
Gen.
Gena
noun, the cheek or side region of the head.
snog
verb (used without object), to kiss and cuddle.
gene
noun, the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
snag
noun, a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Gent
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
gnar
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
Gers
noun, a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
gite
noun, a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
Gare
noun, low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
gist
noun, the main or essential part of a matter:
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
gets
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
gars
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
gast
verb (used with object), to terrify or frighten.
Gera
noun, a city in E central Germany.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
gate
noun, a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
girt
noun, Carpentry. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
Ger.
geo-
Sina
noun, a female given name.
gest
noun, a story or tale.
Osee
noun, Hosea.
sots
noun, a drunkard.
tion
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
ano-
tong
noun, tongs.
ANSI
ant.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
togs
noun, a coat.
Togo
noun, Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
toga
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Arg.
Tore
noun, a torus.
Argo
noun, Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
Ting
noun, a tinging sound.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
ARIS
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
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.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Tess
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
art.
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.
toon
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
tri-
tsar
noun, czar.
tron
trog
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
tRNA
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
aer-
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
aet.
Agee
noun, James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
ager
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
ages
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
agin
preposition, against; opposed to.
agio
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
agit
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
Agni
noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
Tree
noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
Agon
noun, (in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
agr.
agst
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Aire
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
toss
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
airt
noun, a direction.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
anes
adverb, once.
toro
noun, a bull.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
ter.
Sra.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
Eng.
engs
noun, the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Ens.
stg.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
ergs
Erie
noun, Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
egos
noun, the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
Ste.
Erse
noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
ESIS
esne
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
eso-
esse
noun, being; existence.
est.
Stag
noun, an adult male deer.
Este
noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
sris
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Eire
noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
egis
noun, aegis.
asis
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
asse
noun, Cape fox.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
ten.
tegs
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
ASSR
Tees
noun, a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
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.
Aten
noun, Aton.
ates
TASS
noun, a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Eger
noun, German name of Ohře.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
ator
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
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.
ease
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
str.
Goer
noun, a person or thing that goes:
girn
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
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.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
regs
noun, Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
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.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Sang
noun, the act or performance of singing.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Naos
noun, a temple.
Reg.
Sais
noun, an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
sags
noun, an act or instance of sagging.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
sago
noun, a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ISSN
Sage
noun, a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
Sat.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Sass
noun, stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Ont.
SASE
Ire.
ogee
noun, a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
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.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
ogre
noun, a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
Rees
noun, reeve3 .
iso-
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.
NTIA
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Ring
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
ness
noun, a headland; promontory; cape.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
rit.
Riga
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
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.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
Root
noun, a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
RNAS
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
'roo
noun, kangaroo.
RONA
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
neo-
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
not-
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
nos-
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Nor.
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
roto
noun, rotogravure.
Roti
noun, roast.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
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.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
nogs
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Ross
noun, the rough exterior of bark.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Oona
noun, a female given name.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
Gris
noun, Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
Grit
noun, abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
gro.
Gros
noun, Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
grot
noun, a grotto.
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
oto-
Otoe
noun, Oto.
rage
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
ragi
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
Iago
noun, the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
sego
noun, sego lily.
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).
sees
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
seer
noun, a person who sees; observer.
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
grin
noun, a broad smile.
gres
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
goos
noun, a thick or sticky substance:
GOES
noun, plural of go1 .
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
gon-
Gone
noun, the act of going:
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
goon
noun, Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
osis
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
sers
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
Gore
noun, blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
org.
OSSA
noun, plural of os1 .
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Gran
noun, grandmother.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
gras
Sere
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
oro-
gree
noun, superiority, mastery, or victory.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ign.
seis
noun, sei whale.
NIRA
SEAS
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
rang
noun, a boomerang.
Inge
noun, William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
o-os
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
int.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
Oost
noun, Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
inae
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
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.
Rani
noun, ranee.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
ins.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
oo-
ASS
noun, a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
ASR
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
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.
ASN
rig
noun, the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
Tro
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ASI
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ase
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
OSS
nog
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
ae.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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.
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.
tr.
at.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
oon
ROA
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.
RNA
TSI
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
TSE
OSO
ast
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
tra
ag-
teg
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
an.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
Ar.
o-o
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
ons
ANG
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
ONR
aor
rag
noun, a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
REA
OIt
OIr
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
ago
adverb, in past time; in the past:
OAO
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.
OGO
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
Re.
OAS
Tng
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
AGS
adjective, noun, agriculture:
OOT
tog
noun, a coat.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
OEO
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
OTS
ONI
OTA
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
Agt
ARS
TES
noun, ti1 .
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ot-
TGN
TIA
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
OSA
ote
nr.
NRA
NSA
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.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
age
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
too
Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
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.
TSS
ROG
GAR
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
IRO
ETO
Ir.
ETR
ETS
Ga.
IOT
gi.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
Soo
noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
ior
GAN
noun, cotton gin.
GAO
noun, a city in E Mali.
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
se-
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
SOS
noun, any call for help:
IRS
GAS
noun, Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
SSR
ess
noun, the letter S, s.
SAR
ISR
NIG
verb (used with object), nidge.
Sta
St.
SST
SSS
SSN
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
SSI
SSE
SSA
ss.
SRS
ISA
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Sr.
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
Gat
noun, a pistol or revolver.
ESR
got
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
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).
gie
noun, gi.
GIN
noun, an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
gre
ose
Gr.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
sis
noun, sister.
Gor
interjection, (used as a mild oath.)
GIs
noun, a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
git
noun, British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
SES
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
goo
noun, a thick or sticky substance:
Goa
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
goi
noun, goy.
Sgt
get
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
Ges
ing
Ia.
ine
ina
noun, a female given name.
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
in.
Gee
noun, a sum of one thousand dollars:
ier
IAS
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
GSA
io-
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
GTS
GTO
gt.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
GSR
ist
ise
ITA
EGO
noun, the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
NEA
EEG
EEO
Rs.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eir
RSA
EIS
en-
RSE
RSS
ene
NEG
noun, a photographic negative.
TAE
preposition, to.
rte
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
ROI
NIA
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
NGO
noun, 1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
Eg.
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:
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
eo-
TAG
noun, a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ea.
NES
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
ean
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.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
rt.
ne-
RTS
EOE
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
NAG
noun, Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
ERT
ERS
noun, ervil.
SAG
noun, an act or instance of sagging.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
STI
SAE
SRO
So.
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
ESA
ese
ite
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
NI
NG
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
NA
adverb, no1 .
EI
RO
N.
TN
AO
ee
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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.
GN
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.
TE
noun, ti1 .
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
OA
O.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
S.
SA
SG
G.
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.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
IG
rg
OE
noun, oy2 .
OG
SN
t.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
RN
RI
i.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
T1
GO
noun, the act of going:
TG
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