Anagrams of astrochemistry
Word astrochemistry has
2912 anagrams
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- chrismatory
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noun,
a receptacle for chrism.
- thermistors
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noun,
a resistor whose action depends upon changes of its resistance material with changes in temperature.
- arthrectomy
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noun,
erasion (def 2b).
- stichometry
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noun,
the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.
- choirmaster
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noun,
the director of a choir.
- microstates
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noun,
ministate.
- choristers
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noun,
a singer in a choir.
- cross-mate
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verb (used with or without object),
to crossbreed.
- Maestricht
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noun,
Maastricht.
- hematocyst
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noun,
a cyst containing blood.
- stomachers
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noun,
a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- systematic
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adjective,
having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan:
- short-time
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noun,
a period or schedule during which the number of working hours is reduced:
- short-term
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adjective,
covering or applying to a relatively short period of time.
- astrometry
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noun,
the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of the celestial bodies.
- thermistor
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noun,
a resistor whose action depends upon changes of its resistance material with changes in temperature.
- hemostatic
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noun,
a hemostatic agent or substance.
- microstate
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noun,
ministate.
- costmaries
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noun,
a composite plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, that has silvery, fragrant leaves and is used in salads and as a flavoring.
- meritocrat
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noun,
a member of a meritocracy.
- assertory
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adjective,
stated positively; affirmative:
- Carothers
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noun,
Wallace Hume, 1896–1937, U.S. chemist: associated with the invention of synthetic nylon material.
- ostracism
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noun,
exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
- ostriches
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- erythrism
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noun,
abnormal redness, as of plumage or hair.
- tetrarchs
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noun,
any ruler of a fourth part, division, etc.
- athrocyte
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noun,
a cell that ingests foreign particles and retains them in suspension in the cytoplasm.
- athetosis
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noun,
a condition, chiefly in children, of slow, involuntary, wormlike movements of the fingers, toes, hands, and feet, usually resulting from a brain lesion.
- thyristor
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noun,
a semiconductor device having two stable states, used as an electronic switch.
- astrocyte
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noun,
a star-shaped neuroglial cell of ectodermal origin.
- Reichsrat
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noun,
German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- horsecars
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noun,
a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- Christmas
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noun,
the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus: celebrated on December 25 and now generally observed as a legal holiday and an occasion for exchanging gifts.
- restricts
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verb (used with object),
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- case-shot
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noun,
a collection of small projectiles in a case, to be fired from a cannon.
- rheostats
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noun,
an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rhetorics
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noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- rhotacism
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noun,
Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- arthrosis
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noun,
Anatomy. junction of two or more bones of the skeleton; joint.
- trachytes
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noun,
a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and one or more subordinate minerals, as hornblende or mica: the extrusive equivalent of syenite.
- termitary
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noun,
termitarium.
- teratosis
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noun,
teratism (def 2).
- teratisms
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noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- hysterics
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noun,
Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- traitress
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noun,
a woman who is a traitor.
- hysterias
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noun,
an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- retroacts
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verb (used without object),
to act in opposition; react.
- martyries
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noun,
a shrine, chapel, or the like, erected in honor of a martyr.
- theatrics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art of staging plays and other stage performances.
- chemistry
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noun,
the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter.
Compare element (def 2).
- microstat
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noun,
a negative of a microphotograph made directly from a negative by a copy camera.
- Isocrates
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noun,
436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- chromates
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noun,
a salt of chromic acid, as potassium chromate, K 2 CrO 4 .
- chorister
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noun,
a singer in a choir.
- chromites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- cryostats
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noun,
an apparatus, usually automatic, maintaining a very low constant temperature.
- metacryst
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noun,
a crystal formed by recrystallization of minerals in a metamorphic rock.
- isotherms
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noun,
Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- mistreats
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- stitchery
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noun,
needlework.
- cherimoya
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noun,
a tropical American tree, Annona cherimola, having leaves with velvety, hairy undersides and yellow-to-brown fragrant flowers.
- cytasters
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noun,
aster.
- masochist
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noun,
Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- cremators
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noun,
a person who cremates.
- chartists
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noun,
a specialist in the stock market who studies and draws charts of trading actions.
- stomacher
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noun,
a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- crematory
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noun,
a place, as a funeral establishment, at which cremation is done.
- amethysts
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noun,
a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem.
- chamosite
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noun,
a mineral of the chlorite group, hydrous aluminum silicate of iron, occurring in gray or black crystals in oolitic iron ore.
- theocrats
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noun,
a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity, or is a member of the ruling group in a theocracy, as a divine king or a high priest.
- theocrasy
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noun,
a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- Masoretic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- ceramists
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- sycamores
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noun,
Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, especially Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.
- Castroism
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noun,
the political, social, and revolutionary theories and policies advocated by Fidel Castro.
- archettos
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noun,
a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- orchestra
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noun,
a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- acrotisms
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noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- hematosis
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noun,
hematopoiesis.
- hemostats
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noun,
an instrument or agent used to compress or treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage.
- trichomes
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- isochasm
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noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.
- atrocity
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noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- achiotes
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noun,
annatto.
- achroite
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noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- chrisoms
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noun,
chrism.
- tachisms
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- critters
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noun,
a domesticated animal.
- Strother
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noun,
a male given name.
- Socrates
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noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- tetrarch
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noun,
any ruler of a fourth part, division, etc.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- Stroheim
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noun,
Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- crosiers
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- ratchets
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noun,
a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- scatters
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noun,
the act of scattering.
- miscarry
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verb (used without object),
to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
- chitters
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verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- erythro-
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- shatters
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noun,
Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering.
- trisects
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verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- striates
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adjective,
striated.
- stretchy
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adjective,
having a tendency to stretch, especially excessively or unduly.
- Streator
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noun,
a city in N Illinois.
- mishears
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verb (used with object),
to hear incorrectly or imperfectly:
- Christo-
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- chromat-
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- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- cyrtosis
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noun,
Pathology. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities.
- cytaster
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noun,
aster.
- retracts
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verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- Mercator
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noun,
Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
- cystomas
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noun,
a cystic tumor.
- restrict
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verb (used with object),
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- horsecar
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noun,
a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- Tertiary
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Geology. the Tertiary Period or System.
- resistor
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noun,
a device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
- etatisms
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noun,
state socialism.
- isotherm
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noun,
Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- isotachs
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- schmears
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noun,
a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- chromate
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noun,
a salt of chromic acid, as potassium chromate, K 2 CrO 4 .
- metrists
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noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- isometry
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noun,
equality of measure.
- cryostat
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noun,
an apparatus, usually automatic, maintaining a very low constant temperature.
- astricts
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- rearmost
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adjective,
farthest in the rear; last.
- schmatte
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noun,
an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
- somatist
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noun,
a psychiatrist who considers all mental illnesses to have physical origins.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- atheisms
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- mycostat
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noun,
a substance or preparation that prevents or inhibits the growth of molds.
- chromite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- isohyets
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- trisomes
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- mistcoat
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noun,
(in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- misstate
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verb (used with object),
to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- theriacs
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- earshots
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noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- actorish
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adjective,
exaggeratedly theatrical; affected:
- stomachy
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adjective,
paunchy; having a prominent stomach.
- Rothesay
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noun,
a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- Charites
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plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- stomatic
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adjective,
pertaining to the mouth.
- thematic
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adjective,
of or relating to a theme.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- stomates
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noun,
stoma (def 1).
- echoisms
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noun,
onomatopoeia.
- systemic
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adjective,
of or relating to a system.
- Charters
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- mortises
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- theocrat
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noun,
a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity, or is a member of the ruling group in a theocracy, as a divine king or a high priest.
- stomachs
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food.
such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts.
any one of these sections.
- actressy
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adjective,
self-consciously stagy in style or manner; exaggeratedly theatrical:
- moschate
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adjective,
having a musky smell.
- smarties
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noun,
a smart aleck.
- chamotte
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noun,
grog (def 3).
- theorist
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noun,
a person who theorizes.
- smartish
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adjective,
rather smart; fairly intelligent or quick-witted:
- chayotes
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noun,
a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
- eastmost
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adjective,
easternmost.
- chamisos
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noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- hemostat
-
noun,
an instrument or agent used to compress or treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage.
- Chartism
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noun,
the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
- smothers
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noun,
dense, stifling smoke.
- chatters
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noun,
purposeless or foolish talk.
- homestay
-
noun,
housing accommodations in a home with a family in residence, as for a student or traveler:
- misteach
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verb (used with object),
to teach wrongly or badly.
- chimeras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- mistreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- hematics
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- mistryst
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verb (used with object),
to fail to meet or to keep an appointment with (someone).
- smothery
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adjective,
stifling; close:
- stitches
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noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- emissary
-
noun,
a representative sent on a mission or errand:
- acrotism
-
noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- Mitscher
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noun,
Marc Andrew, 1887–1947, U.S. naval officer and aviator.
- smithery
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noun,
the work, craft, or workshop of a smith.
- thermits
-
- Tristram
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, whose love for Iseult, wife of King Mark, is the subject of many romances.
- Chastity
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noun,
the state or quality of being chaste.
- chastise
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verb (used with object),
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- Cassirer
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noun,
Ernst [urnst,, ernst] /ɜrnst,, ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1945, German philosopher.
- tritomas
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- Strachey
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noun,
(Giles) Lytton [jahylz lit-n] /dʒaɪlz ˈlɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1880–1932, English biographer and literary critic.
- smirches
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noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- sacristy
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noun,
an apartment in or a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept.
- toasters
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- Chartres
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral.
- Chartist
-
noun,
a specialist in the stock market who studies and draws charts of trading actions.
- Sycamore
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noun,
Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, especially Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.
- retroact
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verb (used without object),
to act in opposition; react.
- smatters
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noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- rhematic
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adjective,
pertaining to the formation of words.
- amorists
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- Scottish
-
noun,
the people of Scotland.
- armrests
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noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- thorites
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noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- cremator
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noun,
a person who cremates.
- statices
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- rosaries
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- corsairs
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- marchers
-
noun,
a person who marches on foot:
- trachyte
-
noun,
a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and one or more subordinate minerals, as hornblende or mica: the extrusive equivalent of syenite.
- Rosemary
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noun,
an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine: a traditional symbol of remembrance.
- tracheo-
-
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- heroisms
-
noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- cramoisy
-
noun,
crimson cloth.
- armorist
-
noun,
a person who is an expert at heraldry.
- coasters
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- massicot
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noun,
monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- hysteric
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noun,
Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- hystero-
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- roasters
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- Ayrshire
-
noun,
one of a Scottish breed of hardy dairy cattle having long, curving horns.
- archetto
-
noun,
a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- hysteria
-
noun,
an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- teratism
-
noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- armories
-
noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- trichome
-
noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- tao-tieh
-
noun,
the face of a mythical animal with a gaping mouth appearing as a motif in ancient Chinese art.
- roisters
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- roysters
-
verb (used without object),
roister.
- marishes
-
noun,
a marsh.
- armoires
-
noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- ricottas
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Rossetti
-
noun,
Christina Georgina, 1830–94, English poet.
- tarsiers
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- arterio-
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- maestros
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- hamsters
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noun,
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
- semiarch
-
noun,
a half arch.
- rotaries
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- citrates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- artistes
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- artistry
-
noun,
artistic workmanship, effect, or quality.
- heritors
-
noun,
inheritor.
- mayoress
-
noun,
a woman who is the chief executive official of a city, village, or town.
- stertors
-
noun,
a heavy snoring sound accompanying respiration in certain diseases.
- rhetoric
-
noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- costmary
-
noun,
a composite plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, that has silvery, fragrant leaves and is used in salads and as a flavoring.
- schryari
-
noun,
a musical woodwind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries having a double reed concealed in a cylinder and producing a shrill tone.
- triarchy
-
noun,
government by three persons.
- rheostat
-
noun,
an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- Amethyst
-
noun,
a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem.
- starches
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- mattress
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noun,
a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.
- starters
-
noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- haricots
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- rostrate
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adjective,
furnished with a rostrum.
- Mayotte
-
noun,
one of the Comoro Islands, in the Indian Ocean, NW of Madagascar: an overseas department of France. 144 sq. mi. (373 sq. km).
- actress
-
noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- thermo-
-
- chatter
-
noun,
purposeless or foolish talk.
- thirsts
-
noun,
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- marries
-
verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- Thermos
-
noun,
a vacuum bottle or similar container lined with an insulating material, such as polystyrene, to keep liquids hot or cold.
- cheiro-
-
- chamois
-
noun,
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- chemist
-
noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- Coryate
-
noun,
Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
- starchy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
- costers
-
noun,
costermonger.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- Mithras
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- starter
-
noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- hemato-
-
- Chariot
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- chamiso
-
noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- mithers
-
noun,
mother1 .
- smother
-
noun,
dense, stifling smoke.
- marshes
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- crashes
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Charity
-
noun,
generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless:
- mortise
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- stomach
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food.
such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts.
any one of these sections.
- satoris
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Marches
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- T-shirt
-
noun,
a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
- thirams
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- thirsty
-
adjective,
feeling or having thirst; craving liquid.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- corsets
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- statics
-
noun,
the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
- charros
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- starets
-
noun,
a religious teacher or counselor.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- thyrses
-
noun,
a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.
- statohm
-
noun,
the electrostatic unit of resistance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 10 11 ohms and equal to the resistance in a conductor in which one statvolt of potential difference produces a current of one statampere.
- marcher
-
noun,
a person who marches on foot:
- corsair
-
noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- coshers
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- mortars
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- chasers
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Tritoma
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- statism
-
noun,
the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
- costars
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- mohairs
-
noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- Thermit
-
- charter
-
noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- thermic
-
adjective,
thermal (def 1).
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- chimars
-
noun,
chimere.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- 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.
- sorcery
-
noun,
the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
- matters
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- chaises
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- scathes
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- cymaise
-
noun,
a pewter wine jar having a spout, a fixed handle on the side opposite the spout, and a bail for carrying.
- isomers
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- hatters
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- coarser
-
adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- Micheas
-
noun,
Micah (defs 1, 2).
- Timothy
-
noun,
a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- mycosis
-
noun,
the presence of parasitic fungi in or on any part of the body.
- Matisse
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- tsarism
-
noun,
czarism.
- chromes
-
noun,
chromium.
- critter
-
noun,
a domesticated animal.
- tasters
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- metrist
-
noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- Thraces
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- stertor
-
noun,
a heavy snoring sound accompanying respiration in certain diseases.
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- throaty
-
adjective,
produced or modified in the throat, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse.
- Cythera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Mediterranean, S of Peloponnesus: site of former ancient temple of Aphrodite. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- thrymsa
-
noun,
a coin of Anglo-Saxon England.
- throats
-
noun,
the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
- stetho-
-
- cystoma
-
noun,
a cystic tumor.
- satiety
-
noun,
the state of being satiated; surfeit.
- isotach
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- mesarch
-
adjective,
Botany. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from both the periphery and the center; having the older cells surrounded by the younger cells.
- stactes
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- Messiah
-
noun,
the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- threats
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- cirrose
-
adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- chromas
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- misters
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- thorias
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- chitter
-
verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- stearo-
-
- mastery
-
noun,
command or grasp, as of a subject:
- yttrias
-
noun,
a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.
- sottish
-
adjective,
stupefied with or as if with drink; drunken.
- tsarist
-
noun,
an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- hematic
-
noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- mishear
-
verb (used with object),
to hear incorrectly or imperfectly:
- craters
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- mashers
-
noun,
a person or thing that mashes.
- mascots
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- stators
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- chimera
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- miscast
-
verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- steato-
-
- christs
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- matches
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- Christy
-
noun,
Christie.
- chrisom
-
noun,
chrism.
- chryso-
-
- thorite
-
noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- chrisms
-
noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- isohyet
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- choreas
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- myotics
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- mastics
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- society
-
noun,
an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- myricas
-
noun,
the bark of the wax myrtle.
- Samoset
-
noun,
died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
- samites
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- crosier
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- somites
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- Sherris
-
noun,
sherry.
- mostest
-
adjective, noun,
most.
- retorts
-
noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- rectory
-
noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- schmear
-
noun,
a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
- estrays
-
noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- rematch
-
noun,
a second match between teams, challengers, etc.; return match.
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- trimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- remoras
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- Schmitt
-
noun,
Bernadotte Everly [bur-nuh-dot ev-er-lee] /ˈbɜr nəˌdɒt ˈɛv ər li/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. historian.
- retiary
-
adjective,
using a net or any entangling device.
- retract
-
verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- hosiery
-
noun,
stockings or socks of any kind.
- schmoes
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- Homeric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- tracery
-
noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- rhetors
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- Scythia
-
noun,
the ancient name of a region in SE Europe and Asia, between the Black and Aral seas.
- arthro-
-
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- arteri-
-
- recasts
-
noun,
a recasting.
- hosiers
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Toryish
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a Tory.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- eschars
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- rasters
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- ratchet
-
noun,
a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- escorts
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- atomics
-
noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- trioses
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- ratters
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- at-home
-
noun,
Also, at home. a reception of visitors at certain hours at one's home.
- smatter
-
noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- harmost
-
noun,
a person serving the ancient Spartans as governor of a subject or conquered town.
- atheist
-
noun,
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
- atheism
-
noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- Toryism
-
noun,
the act or fact of being a Tory.
- rattish
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling a rat.
- testacy
-
noun,
the state of being testate.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- heritor
-
noun,
inheritor.
- sematic
-
adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- seismo-
-
- tachism
-
noun,
action painting (def 1).
- Herriot
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1872–1957, French statesman, political leader, and author.
- hyster-
-
- aorists
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- trashes
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- Amorite
-
noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- Rossiya
-
noun,
Russian name of Russia.
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- Hamites
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- rosters
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- hamster
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
- Scotism
-
noun,
the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Amherst
-
noun,
Jeffrey, Baron, 1717–97, British field marshal: governor general of British North America 1760–63.
- heroism
-
noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- heroics
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- aitches
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- scoters
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- royster
-
verb (used without object),
roister.
- archery
-
noun,
the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
- trachy-
-
- history
-
noun,
the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- termors
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- arrests
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- armscye
-
noun,
the armhole opening in a garment.
- Richter
-
noun,
Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- armrest
-
noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- Sectary
-
noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- armoire
-
noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- tractor
-
noun,
a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc.
- aristos
-
noun,
aristocrat.
- archers
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- aristo-
-
- ritters
-
noun,
a knight.
- roaches
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- traitor
-
noun,
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
- tricho-
-
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- archit.
-
- rotters
-
noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- Roerich
-
noun,
Nicholas Konstantinovich [nik-uh-luh s kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk ə ləs ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1947, Russian painter, archaeologist, and author; in the U.S. after 1920.
- screams
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- rashers
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- athirst
-
adjective,
having a keen desire; eager (often followed by for):
- sachets
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- osmatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- carroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- straits
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- ecthyma
-
noun,
a contagious viral disease of sheep and goats and occasionally of humans, marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips.
- trisomy
-
noun,
an abnormality characterized by the presence of an additional chromosome to the normal diploid number.
- ecstasy
-
noun,
rapturous delight.
- casters
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- harries
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- staters
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- cerato-
-
- sirrahs
-
noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- sachems
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- streamy
-
adjective,
abounding in streams or watercourses:
- oraches
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- Tharsis
-
noun,
Tarshish.
- cattish
-
adjective,
catlike; feline.
- cashier
-
noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- strato-
-
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- tochers
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- shmears
-
noun, verb (used with object),
schmear.
- stories
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- strati-
-
- theisms
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- carroty
-
adjective,
like a carrot, as in color, flavor, or shape.
- storeys
-
noun,
story2 .
- castors
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- shyster
-
noun,
a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods.
- cattery
-
noun,
a place where cats are kept and bred.
- sierras
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- yatters
-
noun,
chatter; idle talk.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- straths
-
noun,
a wide valley.
- Harriet
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- echoism
-
noun,
onomatopoeia.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Ossetic
-
noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- shastri
-
noun,
Lal Bahadur [lahl bah-hah-doo r] /lɑl bɑˈhɑ dʊər/ (Show IPA), 1904–66, Indian statesman: prime minister 1964–66.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- chayote
-
noun,
a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
- Sharrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sharon.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- Shorter
-
noun,
Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- cahiers
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- shamoys
-
noun,
chamois (defs 2–4, 6, 7).
- smasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that smashes.
- shortie
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- torches
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- Cassite
-
noun,
Kassite.
- racists
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racisms
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- heriots
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- ostiary
-
noun,
Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church.
a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- ostrich
-
noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- streams
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Stretch
-
noun,
an act or instance of stretching.
- sitcoms
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- stomate
-
noun,
stoma (def 1).
- camises
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- stomat-
-
- tithers
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- shatter
-
noun,
Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering.
- tomcats
-
noun,
a male cat.
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- steamy
-
adjective,
consisting of or resembling steam.
- March.
-
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Storrs
-
noun,
a town in NE Connecticut.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- hearty
-
noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- stomas
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Hermit
-
noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- Machos
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- storms
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- ihrams
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- hiero-
-
- Storey
-
noun,
story2 .
- hyeto-
-
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Stormy
-
adjective,
affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous:
- tarso-
-
- Ithome
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 feet (802 meters).
- histo-
-
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- Yashts
-
noun,
a hymn to a deity.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Horsey
-
adjective,
horsy.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- horses
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horsts
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- hostas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- yachts
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- iatro-
-
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- tastes
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- stichs
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- hemat-
-
- hotter
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hottie
-
noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- tacho-
-
- stroys
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- Ischys
-
noun,
a youth who was slain after committing an act of infidelity with Coronis, the beloved of Apollo.
- yatter
-
noun,
chatter; idle talk.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- strays
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- yttria
-
noun,
a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- stoats
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- strath
-
noun,
a wide valley.
- stithy
-
noun,
an anvil.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- tachy-
-
- stythe
-
noun,
chokedamp.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- hoises
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- hoists
-
- stitch
-
noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- Styria
-
noun,
a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- Irtysh
-
noun,
a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Altai Mountains in China through NE Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to the Ob River. About 1840 miles (2960 km) long.
- stymie
-
noun,
Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
- homers
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- hecto-
-
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- tasset
-
noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- macro-
-
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recti-
-
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- rectos
-
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- remora
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- 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.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- retort
-
noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- retro-
-
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- rhetor
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- rhymes
-
noun,
identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- shirty
-
adjective,
bad-tempered; irritable; cranky.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- shirrs
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- Sherry
-
noun,
a fortified, amber-colored wine of southern Spain or any of various similar wines made elsewhere.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- rasher
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- shares
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- Ramsey
-
noun,
Arthur Michael (Baron Ramsey of Canterbury) 1904–1988, English clergyman and scholar: archbishop of Canterbury 1961–74.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- shamoy
-
noun,
chamois (defs 2–4, 6, 7).
- rarity
-
noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- shamir
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- shames
-
noun,
shammes.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- say-so
-
noun,
one's personal statement or assertion.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scythe
-
noun,
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- schist
-
noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- sachem
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- schism
-
noun,
division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- sacro-
-
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- schema
-
noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- Sayers
-
noun,
Dorothy L(eigh) 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist.
- sayest
-
verb,
2nd person singular of say1 .
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- scatts
-
noun,
scat5 .
- scatty
-
adjective,
scatterbrained.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- sarco-
-
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- scato-
-
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satyrs
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- scarry
-
adjective,
marked with the scars of wounds.
- rrhoea
-
- rotter
-
noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- Romish
-
adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- risers
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Searcy
-
noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- Ritter
-
noun,
a knight.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- 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.
- scrims
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- scrams
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Scotts
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scotty
-
noun,
(often lowercase) Informal. a Scot; Scotsman or Scotswoman.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Rosary
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosser
-
noun,
a logger who peels the bark from, and often smooths one side of, a log so that it may be dragged easily.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- Rotary
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- shirts
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- shitty
-
adjective,
inferior or contemptible.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- somat-
-
- Stacey
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- metro-
-
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- Metsys
-
noun,
Quentin [Flemish kven-tin;; English kwen-tn] /Flemish ˈkvɛn tɪn;; English ˈkwɛn tn/ (Show IPA), Massys, Quentin.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- Somers
-
- myasis
-
noun,
myiasis.
- micro-
-
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- myosis
-
noun,
miosis.
- myotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- myria-
-
- Myrica
-
noun,
the bark of the wax myrtle.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- Myrrha
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of King Cinyras of Cyprus who had incestuous relations with her father and was changed into a myrrh tree by the gods. Their child, Adonis, was born from the split trunk of the tree.
- myrrhs
-
noun,
an aromatic resinous exudation from certain plants of the genus Myrrhis, especially M. odorata, a small spiny tree: used for incense, perfume, etc.
- mirths
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- misery
-
noun,
wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- missay
-
verb (used with object),
to say or speak ill of; vilify; slander.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Martyr
-
noun,
a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- mayest
-
verb,
2nd person singular present indicative of may1 .
- starts
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- starry
-
adjective,
abounding with stars:
- MArchE
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- marish
-
noun,
a marsh.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- marshy
-
adjective,
like a marsh; soft and wet; boggy.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- Matsys
-
noun,
Quentin, Massys, Quentin.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- masher
-
noun,
a person or thing that mashes.
- mashes
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- mashie
-
noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- Massey
-
noun,
Vincent, 1887–1967, Canadian statesman: governor general 1952–59.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- masto-
-
- mateys
-
noun,
comrade; chum; buddy.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Mather
-
noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- matri-
-
- Mystic
-
noun,
a person who claims to attain, or believes in the possibility of attaining, insight into mysteries transcending ordinary human knowledge, as by direct communication with the divine or immediate intuition in a state of spiritual ecstasy.
- mither
-
noun,
mother1 .
- shmear
-
noun, verb (used with object),
schmear.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- system
-
noun,
an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole:
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- sirrah
-
noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- Syriac
-
noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- shotts
-
noun,
chott.
- shotes
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- oyster
-
noun,
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- shorts
-
noun,
something that is short.
- shorty
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- shoers
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- shoats
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- shmoes
-
noun,
schmo.
- ormers
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- MSArch
-
- smarty
-
noun,
a smart aleck.
- mytho-
-
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- mythoi
-
noun,
plural of mythos.
- mythos
-
noun,
the underlying system of beliefs, especially those dealing with supernatural forces, characteristic of a particular cultural group.
- Mithra
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- Smitty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Smith.
- Smiths
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- smithy
-
noun,
the workshop of a smith, especially a blacksmith.
- mochas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- mohair
-
noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- moiety
-
noun,
a half.
- smitch
-
noun,
smidgen.
- mottes
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- morays
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- morass
-
noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- smirch
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- Moriah
-
noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- Morris
-
noun,
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- mortar
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- smeary
-
adjective,
showing smears; smeared.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- moseys
-
verb (used without object),
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- motets
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- Mother
-
noun,
a female parent.
- smarts
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- horary
-
adjective,
pertaining to an hour; indicating the hours:
- creasy
-
adjective,
full of creases.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Cosyra
-
noun,
ancient name of Pantelleria.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- thiram
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- thyro-
-
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- crayer
-
noun,
a small sailing vessel formerly used in trade along the coasts of western Europe.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- Torrey
-
noun,
John, 1796–1873, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- thymia
-
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- creamy
-
adjective,
containing cream.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- torchy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a torch song or a torch singer.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- careys
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Thomas
-
noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- tomcat
-
noun,
a male cat.
- thirty
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 10 times 3.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- coshes
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- thirst
-
noun,
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- thyrse
-
noun,
a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- thymes
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Thymus, of the mint family, including the common garden herb T. vulgaris, a low subshrub having narrow, aromatic leaves used for seasoning.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- theory
-
noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- thermy
-
- Therma
-
noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- therm-
-
- earthy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- totems
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- aseity
-
noun,
existence originating from and having no source other than itself.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- ectomy
-
- theism
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- therms
-
noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- astro-
-
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- 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.
- Cressy
-
noun,
Crécy (def 1).
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- cryst.
-
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Cromer
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Evelyn Baring.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- cross-
-
- Thess.
-
- assoc.
-
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- Assyr.
-
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- thetic
-
adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- thetas
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- artery
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- chori-
-
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- tithes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- tythes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- choses
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- chotts
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- chrys-
-
- chrism
-
noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- chrom-
-
- chroma
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- chromy
-
adjective,
decorated with or abounding in chrome:
- chirrs
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- cerat-
-
- charro
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- chases
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Chasse
-
noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chatty
-
adjective,
characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters:
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- charrs
-
noun,
char2 .
- chemo-
-
- Tissot
-
noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- Charry
-
adjective,
of, like, or covered with charcoal.
- chiro-
-
- Cherry
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- charms
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- chesty
-
adjective,
having a well-developed chest or bosom.
- chests
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- Chamos
-
noun,
Chemosh.
- chimar
-
noun,
chimere.
- chymes
-
noun,
the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cyesis
-
noun,
pregnancy.
- comity
-
noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- threat
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- carrom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carrys
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Carew.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- caryo-
-
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cometh
-
verb,
3rd person singular present indicative of come.
- cytost
-
noun,
any cellular substance liberated because of injury to the cell or cells.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- cymars
-
noun,
simar (def 1).
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- cymose
-
adjective,
bearing a cyme or cymes.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cirro-
-
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- toasty
-
adjective,
comfortably or cozily warm.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- toasts
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- cysti-
-
- cysto-
-
- cashes
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- throat
-
noun,
the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- arthr-
-
- thymic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from thyme.
- haemo-
-
- aceto-
-
- tetra-
-
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- archi-
-
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- harems
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- Tethys
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, a daughter of Uranus and Gaea, the wife of Oceanus and mother of the Oceanids and river gods.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Troyes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.
- Harris
-
noun,
Benjamin, c1660–c1720, English journalist who published the first newspaper in America 1690.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- trysts
-
noun,
an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly by lovers.
- treaty
-
noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- archt.
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- tetchy
-
adjective,
irritable; touchy.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- termor
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- trich-
-
- trashy
-
adjective,
of the nature of trash; inferior in quality; rubbishy; useless or worthless.
- armory
-
noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- tremor
-
noun,
involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- Hattic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Hatti.
- Thames
-
noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- terat-
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- estray
-
noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- Hamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- treasr
-
- hatter
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Thayer
-
noun,
Sylvanus, 1785–1872, U.S. army officer and educator.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- tressy
-
adjective,
resembling or having tresses.
- troths
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Cath.
-
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- actos
-
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- octa-
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- syces
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Cathy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Catty
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- aeri-
-
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- orch.
-
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Orth.
-
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- rrhea
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Scot.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- tryma
-
noun,
a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory.
- shott
-
noun,
chott.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- aero-
-
- tryst
-
noun,
an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly by lovers.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- mosey
-
verb (used without object),
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- scat-
-
- chary
-
adjective,
cautious or careful; wary:
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- char-
-
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- acet-
-
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- troys
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- mossy
-
adjective,
overgrown with or abounding in moss:
- 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.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- 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.
- Troth
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- moity
-
adjective,
full of moits.
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- 30-30
-
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Moray
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- satyr
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- chays
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- syst.
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- cert.
-
- troch
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- acro-
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- cero-
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- 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.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- 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.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- 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.
- smash
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- mothy
-
adjective,
containing moths.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- tythe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- MSChE
-
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- sarc-
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- sito-
-
- acity
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Amer.
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- asst.
-
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- serry
-
verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- rect.
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- seamy
-
adjective,
unpleasant or sordid; low; disagreeable:
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- arith
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Recit
-
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- seti-
-
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- ratty
-
adjective,
full of rats.
- archy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- areo-
-
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- 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.
- astr.
-
- rears
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- sero-
-
- Seric
-
- atmo-
-
- rhyme
-
noun,
identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- rhet.
-
- asco-
-
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- semih
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rhoea
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- semi-
-
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- toti-
-
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- 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.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- 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.
- ryots
-
noun,
a peasant.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- restr
-
- 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.
- 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.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- sect.
-
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Carry
-
noun,
range, as of a gun.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- oste-
-
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- 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.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shims
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- arche
-
- atty.
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- atto-
-
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- atory
-
- Shays
-
noun,
Daniel, 1747–1825, American Revolutionary War soldier: leader of a popular insurrection (Shays' Rebellion) in Massachusetts 1786–87.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Arch.
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- atomy
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Amity
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- AMORC
-
- Amory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- treas
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- ster.
-
- Hayes
-
noun,
Carlton J(oseph) H(untley) 1882–1964, U.S. historian, educator, and diplomat.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- itchy
-
adjective,
having or causing an itching sensation.
- tarry
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Hymie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jewish male.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- thio-
-
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- mach.
-
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- machy
-
- cryo-
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- stimy
-
noun,
stymie.
- thyme
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Thymus, of the mint family, including the common garden herb T. vulgaris, a low subshrub having narrow, aromatic leaves used for seasoning.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- tera-
-
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- hist.
-
- hissy
-
noun,
Slang. a fit of anger; temper tantrum.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Isth.
-
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- 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.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- techy
-
noun,
techie.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Marys
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- corr.
-
- Hayti
-
noun,
former name of Haiti (def 1).
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Marcy
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in NE New York: highest peak of the Adirondack Mountains, 5344 feet (1629 meters).
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- marry
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of surprise, astonishment, etc.)
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Hetty
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Hester or Esther.
- cores
-
- tech.
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- hairy
-
adjective,
covered with hair; having much hair.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- stat.
-
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- Mayer
-
noun,
Julius Robert von [jool-yuh s rob-ert von;; German yoo-lee-oo s roh-bert fuh n] /ˈdʒul yəs ˈrɒb ərt vɒn;; German ˈyu li ʊs ˈroʊ bɛrt fən/ (Show IPA), 1814–78, German physicist.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Mayor
-
noun,
the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- mayos
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- hier-
-
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mayst
-
verb,
2nd person singular present indicative of may1 .
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- stroy
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- yacht
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- homes
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- homey
-
noun,
homie.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Yamis
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- terr.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- iatry
-
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hort.
-
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Esth.
-
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- essay
-
noun,
a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Terry
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- testy
-
adjective,
irritably impatient; touchy.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Yasht
-
noun,
a hymn to a deity.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Miss.
-
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- term.
-
- stome
-
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- theo-
-
- theor
-
- yirrs
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Theos
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- yetts
-
noun,
gate.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- haem-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- stomy
-
- Yetta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IATSE
-
- stray
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Emory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- hoyas
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- theat
-
- eyrir
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, the 100th part of a króna.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hoary
-
adjective,
gray or white with age:
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- yeast
-
noun,
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- Yeats
-
noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Story
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- ecto-
-
- yetis
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Mich.
-
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- myco-
-
- hema-
-
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- hect-
-
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- chott
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- myrrh
-
noun,
an aromatic resinous exudation from certain plants of the genus Myrrhis, especially M. odorata, a small spiny tree: used for incense, perfume, etc.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Hasty
-
adjective,
moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- hemia
-
- Tycho
-
noun,
a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tears
-
- cymes
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- sorry
-
adjective,
feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.:
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- hemo-
-
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- hemi-
-
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- cymas
-
noun,
Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture.
Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- cymar
-
noun,
simar (def 1).
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- tasty
-
adjective,
good-tasting; savory:
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- metry
-
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- myth.
-
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- myths
-
noun,
a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- chem.
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- mitty
-
noun,
Walter Mitty.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- smyth
-
noun,
Dame Ethel Mary, 1858–1944, English writer, composer, and suffragist.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- tyros
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- misc.
-
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Hatty
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harriet.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- Mysia
-
noun,
an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- miso-
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Missy
-
noun,
young miss; girl.
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chyme
-
noun,
the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine.
- Misty
-
adjective,
abounding in or clouded by mist.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- Matty
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- math.
-
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- matr-
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Matt.
-
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- herry
-
verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- Stacy
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- cyto-
-
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Srta.
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- metr-
-
- meaty
-
adjective,
of or like meat.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matey
-
noun,
comrade; chum; buddy.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Comr.
-
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- masc.
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- tarty
-
adjective,
tart; somewhat sour.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- mashy
-
noun,
mashie.
- stays
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- massy
-
adjective,
massive.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- mast-
-
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- mech.
-
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- cyst-
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- meshy
-
adjective,
formed with meshes; meshed.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meso-
-
- Cissy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- messy
-
adjective,
characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- Merry
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tyche
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of fortune.
- meta-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Harry
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- meth-
-
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- 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.
- horsy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- cysts
-
noun,
Pathology. a closed, bladderlike sac formed in animal tissues, containing fluid or semifluid matter.
- mero-
-
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Mercy
-
noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Tasm
-
- sch.
-
- sci.
-
- 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.
- ter.
-
- scr.
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- 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.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- tri-
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- trit
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Ste.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- SRAM
-
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- shr.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sra.
-
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- ctr.
-
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- 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.
- tomy
-
- soys
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- Tit.
-
- tchr
-
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- SMSA
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Syr.
-
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sym.
-
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- 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.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- the-
-
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- secy
-
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- sech
-
- sec.
-
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- str.
-
- thi-
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Sem.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Shay
-
noun,
a chaise.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- they
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- 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).
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- 1080
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- HEAO
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- hem-
-
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Hoya
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- hor.
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- homy
-
adjective,
homey1 .
- hom-
-
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- hoys
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- HMAS
-
- hyte
-
adjective,
insane; mad.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Hays
-
noun,
Will (Harrison) 1879–1954, U.S. lawyer, politician, and official of the motion-picture industry.
- Hos.
-
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Eth.
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- etym
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- ESIS
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mar.
-
- Mays
-
noun,
Willie (Howard) born 1931, U.S. baseball player.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Mayo
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Macy
-
noun,
R(owland) H(ussey) [roh-luh nd huhs-ee] /ˈroʊ lənd ˈhʌs i/ (Show IPA), 1823–77, U.S. retail merchant.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meas
-
- Mary
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- ICAO
-
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yeah
-
adverb,
yes.
- ICSH
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- yech
-
interjection,
yuck1 .
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Yami
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- YMHA
-
- YMCA
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- yrs.
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- yett
-
noun,
gate.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- IMHO
-
- IMCO
-
- yirr
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- met.
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- army
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- arr.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- atic
-
- ates
-
- atm.
-
- att.
-
- ASTM
-
- ASSR
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASME
-
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ashy
-
adjective,
ash-colored; pale; wan:
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amoy
-
noun,
Xiamen.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- ACTH
-
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aer-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ahoy
-
interjection,
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
- acr-
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- achy
-
adjective,
having or causing an aching sensation:
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aire
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ayme
-
noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1902–67, French novelist and short-story writer.
- AIME
-
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ator
-
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- cyte
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- Cor.
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- cir.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cts.
-
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cyme
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- cet-
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cyma
-
noun,
Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture.
Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- chs.
-
- Chr.
-
- chm.
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Ceto
-
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chay
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- yams
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- osis
-
- MSTS
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- MSHE
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- MSIE
-
- rit.
-
- MSSc
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- msec
-
- 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.
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- MSHA
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- MSCE
-
- Rory
-
noun,
a male given name.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- MSAE
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- 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.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Rhys
-
noun,
Jean (Ellen Gwendolen Rees Williams) 1890–1979, English novelist, born in Dominica.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Oct.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- mis-
-
- Sam.
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Myra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Lycia.
- says
-
noun,
what a person says or has to say.
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- myo-
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- 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.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Mic.
-
- Sat.
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- SASE
-
- 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.
- myc-
-
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- ACS
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- acy
-
- CMA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ThM
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- SHA
-
- Tro
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- CIA
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- Cym
-
- ae.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CYO
-
- Rs.
-
- REA
-
- SAR
-
- RCT
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- RCA
-
- aor
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- 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.
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TSE
-
- ea.
-
- TSH
-
- EAM
-
- Am.
-
- TSI
-
- cte
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ot-
-
- TSS
-
- TTY
-
- OTS
-
- CTA
-
- AEC
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- RCS
-
- shy
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- sc.
-
- CST
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- Ar.
-
- ac-
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- RSA
-
- Co.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AYH
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- 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.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- ch.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cr.
-
- ec-
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CAI
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- ays
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ASR
-
- rt.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- SCS
-
- rte
-
- ASM
-
- RTS
-
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ATC
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ast
-
- ROA
-
- at.
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- AIC
-
- ASI
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- AMS
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- 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).
- TRH
-
- ARS
-
- AHE
-
- AME
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- RSE
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Amy
-
noun,
a vial of amyl nitrate.
- SCM
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- AMC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- SAE
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- tr.
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- tra
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- ase
-
- RSS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- TMO
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- CEA
-
- CEO
-
- MHE
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ECA
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- MRI
-
- Yeo
-
- ier
-
- yer
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- SMA
-
- MRE
-
- YHA
-
- IHS
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- IOC
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- ior
-
- 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.
- IOT
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Ir.
-
- STM
-
- IRC
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- MSA
-
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- MOR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- MTh
-
- Mt.
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- MST
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- OSS
-
- ics
-
- io-
-
- MSE
-
- Ia.
-
- yah
-
interjection,
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
- Yam
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MSI
-
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- IAS
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- MSH
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ise
-
- ish
-
- MTO
-
- ss.
-
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSM
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- SRS
-
- MIE
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Sr.
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- my-
-
- mi.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- MHR
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Mc-
-
- MOI
-
- ISR
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- STI
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ite
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ity
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Me.
-
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MIT
-
- SMS
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- May
-
noun,
a maiden.
- Mao
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MTI
-
- Hts
-
- MTS
-
- HSM
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- ety
-
- OIt
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- HMS
-
- hr.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OIr
-
- Hay
-
noun,
grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- oic
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- sht
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- ESR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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.
- EMT
-
- ECM
-
- ose
-
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- EIS
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ory
-
- THC
-
- EMR
-
- MHA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ery
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- sho
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- th-
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- TTS
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OCR
-
- OSA
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OTC
-
- 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.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Hey
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- OCS
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TCS
-
- HCM
-
- TCA
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- HCR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Oc.
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- CE
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ic
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- CM
-
- Y.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- i.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AO
-
- EI
-
- OA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ey
-
- 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.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- O.
-
- TT
-
- MH
-
- t.
-
- RO
-
- R.
-
- h.
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- yr
-
- TC
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- ty
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- 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.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- Hy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M.
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- S.
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- SA
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- SM
-
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ry
-
- yo
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- RI
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- RH
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- YA
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- TM
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- YT
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- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)