Anagrams of astringe
Word astringe has
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that can be made by using the letters of astringe.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- granites
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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.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- garnets
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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.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- gaiters
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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).
- stearin
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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.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- tearing
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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.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- granite
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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.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- string
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- Strega
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- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- stager
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noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- tinges
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noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- tirage
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noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- intra-
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- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- gastr-
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- grains
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noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- grani-
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- Grants
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noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- grates
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- gratis
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adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- Greats
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- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- genit.
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- targes
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- inter.
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- ingest
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verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- Garnet
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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.
- INGRES
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noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- gaiter
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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).
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- gainst
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preposition,
against.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
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- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ranges
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- gisant
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- reigns
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- resign
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verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Angers
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noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- retina
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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.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- triage
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- Singer
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Sanger
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- signet
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noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- signer
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noun,
a person who signs.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Serang
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noun,
Ceram.
- Argent
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- trans.
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- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- rating
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
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- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- nitr-
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- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- targe
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- IATSE
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- Tanis
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noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tangs
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- Rains
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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).
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- tains
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sanit
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- Sarge
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noun,
sergeant.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sing.
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- singe
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noun,
a superficial burn.
- ragis
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noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Srta.
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- tarns
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- grate
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- seti-
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- gnars
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verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- grain
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- grans
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noun,
grandmother.
- Grant
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noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- rages
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noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- sengi
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noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Segni
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- segar
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noun,
cigar.
- signa
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verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Range
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Greta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- satin
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- grins
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noun,
a broad smile.
- grist
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noun,
grain to be ground.
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- STAGE
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noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Siret
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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.
- ster.
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- reins
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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.
- stang
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noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- sting
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noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- stge.
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- nates
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noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- nears
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- nerts
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interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- stane
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- reign
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Regan
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Niger
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Regt.
-
- REGIS
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noun,
a male given name.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Regin
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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.
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rings
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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.
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- stain
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
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noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- inst.
-
- snare
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- stria
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noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- tears
-
- resin
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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.
- intr.
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- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Iran.
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- rents
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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.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- reni-
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- renga
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noun,
linked verse.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tinge
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noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- astr.
-
- angst
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noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Angie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- angi-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- treas
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- terns
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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.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- airts
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noun,
a direction.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
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- gains
-
- gaits
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noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- garni
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adjective,
garnished.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- anis-
-
- ante-
-
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- aster
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Tigre
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noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tiger
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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.
- tiers
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noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- engr.
-
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- 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.
- triga
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noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- girns
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noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gears
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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:
- agers
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- agist
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verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Agnes
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noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- girts
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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.
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- aeri-
-
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- 30-30
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- trig.
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- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sain
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verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Sig.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- aer-
-
- Arg.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Sra.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ARIS
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Reg.
-
- tRNA
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- 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.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- RNAS
-
- agit
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- agr.
-
- agst
-
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sat.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- aet.
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- 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.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rit.
-
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- ign.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- inae
-
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ins.
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- ter.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- est.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Gen.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- 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.
- 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.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gras
-
- 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.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- gres
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ire.
-
- 1080
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Eng.
-
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NIRA
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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).
- NTIA
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- 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).
- ates
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Ste.
-
- str.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- stg.
-
- Ens.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- ergs
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- TSE
-
- TGN
-
- 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.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TSI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- 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:
- St.
-
- TIA
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Sta
-
- Tng
-
- Sr.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- tr.
-
- STI
-
- tra
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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:
- 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.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ESR
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Ga.
-
- 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.
- gi.
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Ges
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- en-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- Sgt
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- GTS
-
- 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.
- gt.
-
- GSR
-
- GSA
-
- gre
-
- Gr.
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EIS
-
- ing
-
- Agt
-
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- 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:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ag-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- eir
-
- Eg.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ARS
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ine
-
- IAS
-
- Ir.
-
- RSA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nr.
-
- RTS
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Re.
-
- IRS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- REA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NEA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- se-
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- SG
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- S.
-
- TN
-
- RI
-
- SN
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- IG
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TG
-
- t.
-
- i.
-
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- N.
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- GN
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- NG
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- rg
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- NI
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- G.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- R.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.