Anagrams of benefaction
Word benefaction has
618 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of benefaction.
- Boniface
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noun,
Saint (Wynfrith) a.d. 680?–755? English monk who became a missionary in Germany.
- cenobite
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noun,
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
- betaine
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C 5 H 11 NO 2 , usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- benefic
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adjective,
doing or promoting some good; beneficent:
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- facient
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- actino-
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- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- faconne
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noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- Finance
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- faience
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- confine
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- fiancee
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noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- neonate
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- benefit
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noun,
something that is advantageous or good; an advantage:
- infante
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- iceboat
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noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- cabinet
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noun,
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
- Fontina
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- niobate
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noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- ebonite
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noun,
vulcanite.
- canteen
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- beanie
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noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- Bennet
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noun,
herb bennet.
- Fenian
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noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- fennec
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noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- Bonnet
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noun,
a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.
- nonfat
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adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- Benita
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noun,
a female given name.
- fiance
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- beaten
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noun,
a stroke or blow.
- nation
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noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- nocti-
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- Benoit
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- beacon
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noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- Bonnie
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”.
- centi-
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- Canton
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noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- obtain
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- cenote
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- infant
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noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- canine
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- infect
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- cannot
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verb,
a form of ·can not.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Beaton
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noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- Benoni
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noun,
a city in the NE of the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg: gold mines.
- Bienne
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noun,
Lake of, a lake in NW Switzerland: traces of prehistoric lake dwellings. 16 sq. mi. (41 sq. km).
- tenace
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Nicene
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adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- actin-
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- facete
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adjective,
facetious.
- aceto-
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- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- bicone
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noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- abient
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adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- neaten
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- enface
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verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- cteno-
-
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- fanion
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noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- Fannie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- coatee
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- anoint
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Benton
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noun,
Thomas Hart ("Old Bullion") 1782–1858, U.S. political leader.
- nocent
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adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- contin
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- Conant
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noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Bonita
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noun,
a female given name.
- confab
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noun,
a confabulation.
- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- Bianco
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noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- boite
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noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- inane
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Bonne
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noun,
a maid-servant.
- Cabet
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noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- bonce
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noun,
head; skull.
- Boece
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noun,
Boethius.
- Nance
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noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nano-
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- cabin
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noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- tonne
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noun,
metric ton.
- cetin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Cabot
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noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- faint
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noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- fanon
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noun,
a maniple.
- Conan
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noun,
a male given name.
- conf.
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- Conn.
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- cont.
-
- Conte
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noun,
count2 .
- facet
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noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- cobia
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- eaten
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
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noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- ento-
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- econ.
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- ecto-
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- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- enfin
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adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- Fanti
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noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- coati
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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.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- finca
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- canoe
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noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canon
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noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Cant.
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- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Fionn
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noun,
Finn.
- Fiona
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noun,
a female given name.
- Ceiba
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- fecit
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verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- cent.
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- CENTO
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- feti-
-
- Ciano
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noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- fence
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noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- feint
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- cine-
-
- enate
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Biota
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noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- biont
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- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- anon.
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- ante-
-
- anti-
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- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Anton
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noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- A-one
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adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- often
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adverb,
many times; frequently:
- atone
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- annot
-
- octa-
-
- ocean
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noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Bacon
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noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- bact.
-
- Banco
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noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- nonet
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noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Banon
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noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Annie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- nona-
-
- teno-
-
- 30-30
-
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- Tobin
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noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- acet-
-
- tenon
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noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Acton
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noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- anion
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noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Tenn.
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- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- Teena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Ancon
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noun,
the elbow.
- anent
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preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Aneto
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noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- nonce
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noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- ation
-
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- noct-
-
- Binet
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noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- benne
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noun,
Southern U.S., especially South Carolina, and Bahamian English. the sesame plant or its seeds.
- Benin
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noun,
Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Capital: Porto Novo.
- Benet
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noun,
Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
- befit
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verb (used with object),
to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit:
- Niobe
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noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- niton
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- niece
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noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- NoibN
-
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- NCTE
-
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- IOTA
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noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- NEbn
-
- fact
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noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- Nebo
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noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Iona
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noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Tena
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noun,
Koyukon.
- fain
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adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- ten.
-
- nene
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noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- NEbE
-
- teen
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noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Tane
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noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- neo-
-
- neon
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noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- tain
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taif
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noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- NICE
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noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- taco
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noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- non-
-
- Itea
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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.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- enc.
-
- Tobe
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noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- ence
-
- tonn
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Tob.
-
- fac.
-
- etc.
-
- tion
-
- 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.
- Etna
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Tine
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- not-
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- ICAO
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- inae
-
- fiat
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noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Nino
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noun,
boy; child.
- FICA
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fict
-
- Ice.
-
- Oct.
-
- obit
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noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- Obie
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noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- Fin.
-
- none
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noun,
nones1 .
- NTIA
-
- Iban
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noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- FINE
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noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Finn
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noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Fino
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noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- OEEC
-
- feta
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noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Ont.
-
- tab.
-
- Fano
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noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- int.
-
- FOIA
-
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- info
-
noun,
information.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Feb.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- fec.
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- feeb
-
noun,
a feeble-minded person.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Inf.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- 1080
-
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- 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.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- atic
-
- CanF
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cen.
-
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- cene
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bin-
-
- bio-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- EFTA
-
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- beef
-
noun,
the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- bot.
-
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- cit.
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ect-
-
- aet.
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- eco-
-
- Con.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ance
-
- EEOC
-
- NEC
-
- NNE
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- abt
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- NOC
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- ac-
-
- bec
-
- TIA
-
- ab-
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- abn
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- TNB
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- an.
-
- BFT
-
- BFA
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- BIE
-
- Af.
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NFC
-
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ae.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- AEC
-
- ONI
-
- ATC
-
- NEA
-
- OIt
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- ATB
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- at.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- AIC
-
- ONF
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- OTB
-
- ote
-
- ANC
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- TBA
-
- AEF
-
- OBE
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ANF
-
- Bac
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- AFB
-
- OTC
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- of-
-
- BEF
-
- be-
-
- BCE
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- AFC
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- TCA
-
- TBO
-
- Tbi
-
- oic
-
- en-
-
- ne-
-
- CFI
-
- FBO
-
- FCA
-
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- CIF
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- FET
-
- CIA
-
- CFO
-
- Fia
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- CFA
-
- FIB
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- fic
-
- CEO
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- CEF
-
- NbE
-
- CEA
-
- FIO
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- CAI
-
- FBI
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- ft.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ef-
-
- ene
-
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- EOE
-
- ECF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EbN
-
- ETO
-
- FBA
-
- FAO
-
- fo.
-
- FOB
-
noun,
a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc.
Compare watch pocket.
- FAB
-
adjective,
fabulous (def 2).
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ctf
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- FOT
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- FTC
-
- ite
-
- ine
-
- CAF
-
- ca.
-
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- IOC
-
- IOF
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOT
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- cf.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NCO
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Bn.
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NBA
-
- NBC
-
- CBE
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- EOF
-
- IFC
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Co.
-
- ct.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- 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.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- io-
-
- TN
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- NC
-
- 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.
- Eb
-
- ic
-
- OA
-
- NF
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NI
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- fn
-
- BC
-
- FC
-
- BF
-
- 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.
- AO
-
- B-
-
- NB
-
- t.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- BO
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CE
-
- FE
-
- CB
-
- FB
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- TC
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- O.
-
- TB
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .