Anagrams of benefactions
Word benefactions has
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- benefaction
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noun,
an act of conferring a benefit; the doing of good; a good deed:
- caen-stone
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noun,
a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- abstinence
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noun,
forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages:
- obeisance
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noun,
a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- tenancies
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noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- sanbenito
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noun,
an ornamented garment worn by a condemned heretic at an auto-da-fé.
- cenobites
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noun,
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
- bonifaces
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noun,
Saint (Wynfrith) a.d. 680?–755? English monk who became a missionary in Germany.
- Cantonese
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
- canonist
-
noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- finances
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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.
- canteens
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- Besancon
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Doubs, in E France: Roman ruins.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- actinons
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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.
- neonates
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- ebonites
-
noun,
vulcanite.
- betaines
-
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.
- instance
-
noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- infantes
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- confines
-
noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- fiancees
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noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- betonies
-
noun,
a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.
- contains
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- botanies
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noun,
the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
- notecase
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noun,
billfold.
- Boniface
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noun,
Saint (Wynfrith) a.d. 680?–755? English monk who became a missionary in Germany.
- seicento
-
noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- Stefanie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- faiences
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- aconites
-
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.
- enations
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- acetones
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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.
- iceboats
-
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.
- benefits
-
noun,
something that is advantageous or good; an advantage:
- cenobite
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noun,
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
- fontinas
-
noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- infante
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- benison
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noun,
benediction.
- benefit
-
noun,
something that is advantageous or good; an advantage:
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- Antibes
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- bastion
-
noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- neatens
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- fennecs
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noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- Iobates
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noun,
a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
- Fontina
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Sno-Cat
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- consent
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noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- basinet
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- bonnets
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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.
- ebonies
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noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- faience
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- cetanes
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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.
- nascent
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adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- ebonite
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noun,
vulcanite.
- ebonist
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noun,
a worker in ebony.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- facient
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- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- 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.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Fonseca
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noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- fanions
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noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- boneset
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Eupatorium, especially E. perfoliatum, of North America, having white flowers in a flat-topped cluster.
- enfaces
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verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- 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.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- bonitas
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noun,
a female given name.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- intense
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adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- canteen
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- obscene
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adjective,
offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved:
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- niobate
-
noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- beastie
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noun,
Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- incense
-
noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- 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.
- coatees
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- obtains
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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:
- 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.
- 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.
- actino-
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- 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.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- bennies
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noun,
Benzedrine, especially in tablet form.
- faconne
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noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- confabs
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noun,
a confabulation.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- neonate
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- confine
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- cabinet
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noun,
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
- intens.
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- cenotes
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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.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- 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.
- bennets
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noun,
herb bennet.
- benefic
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adjective,
doing or promoting some good; beneficent:
- tenaces
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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.
- absence
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noun,
state of being away or not being present:
- octanes
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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.
- 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.
- fiancee
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noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- betise
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noun,
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
- Enesco
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- enface
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verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- biotas
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noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Benton
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noun,
Thomas Hart ("Old Bullion") 1782–1858, U.S. political leader.
- Benoni
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noun,
a city in the NE of the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg: gold mines.
- bisect
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noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- 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.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- bennes
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noun,
Southern U.S., especially South Carolina, and Bahamian English. the sesame plant or its seeds.
- Bianco
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noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- bicone
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noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- nitons
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Bienne
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noun,
Lake of, a lake in NW Switzerland: traces of prehistoric lake dwellings. 16 sq. mi. (41 sq. km).
- nocent
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adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- nocti-
-
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Bennet
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noun,
herb bennet.
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Besant
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noun,
bezant.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- cabots
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noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- cobias
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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.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Cannes
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- cannot
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verb,
a form of ·can not.
- 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:
- coatis
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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.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- confab
-
noun,
a confabulation.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- 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.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- cenote
-
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.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centi-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- Bonnie
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- boites
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nonfat
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adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- Bonnes
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- Bonnet
-
noun,
a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- cteno-
-
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- contin
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- scato-
-
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- fanons
-
noun,
a maniple.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- steno-
-
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- absent
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- aniso-
-
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- tenace
-
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.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- fennec
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- fences
-
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.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- feints
-
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:
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- aceto-
-
- faeces
-
noun,
feces.
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- basnet
-
noun,
basinet.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- beaten
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Beaton
-
noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- sobeit
-
conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- escent
-
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- Tobies
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- facete
-
adjective,
facetious.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- nation
-
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:
- bancos
-
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.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- icons
-
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cine-
-
- octa-
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- 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.
- fines
-
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.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Ciano
-
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.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- conf.
-
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- noct-
-
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- ecto-
-
- econ.
-
- NoibN
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nona-
-
- naso-
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- neons
-
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.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Niobe
-
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
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- estab
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- 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.
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- Conn.
-
- feti-
-
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- inst.
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- nano-
-
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nabis
-
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- feint
-
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:
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- fence
-
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.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- seti-
-
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- 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.
- Sino-
-
- Banco
-
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.
- biont
-
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- Tenn.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Bonne
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- bones
-
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.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- beset
-
verb (used with object),
to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- 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.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- sito-
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- benne
-
noun,
Southern U.S., especially South Carolina, and Bahamian English. the sesame plant or its seeds.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Benin
-
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.
- annot
-
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Benet
-
noun,
Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- anon.
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- banns
-
noun,
notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- befit
-
verb (used with object),
to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- beefs
-
noun,
the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- asco-
-
- teno-
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tonia
-
- 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.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- IATSE
-
- Cant.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- canoe
-
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.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- tabis
-
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.
- 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.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- 30-30
-
- oste-
-
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- ation
-
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Bonns
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- sanit
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- actos
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Scot.
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- botas
-
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).
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- bact.
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- 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.
- sebi-
-
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- sect.
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Cabet
-
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.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- acet-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scat-
-
- 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.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- iso-
-
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- ISBN
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tion
-
- Tob.
-
- Tobe
-
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.
- Inf.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- inae
-
- tonn
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- int.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ins.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- NTSB
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- ScBE
-
- Obie
-
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.
- sci.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- NTIA
-
- SBIC
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- sec.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- 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.
- non-
-
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Ont.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- OEEC
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Sab.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Oct.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- obs.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Sat.
-
- SATB
-
- 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.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Soni
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- NEbn
-
- NEbE
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- neo-
-
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Ste.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- tab.
-
- 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.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- neon
-
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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- BSEc
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- 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.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- beef
-
noun,
the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- cts.
-
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bin-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- EEOC
-
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- bio-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- EFTA
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- BASc
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- BSNA
-
- BSCE
-
- 1080
-
- BSEE
-
- Ceto
-
- BSFT
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- BSIE
-
- cet-
-
- BSIT
-
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- BSOT
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- 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.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CanF
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- BSAE
-
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- 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.
- 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.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- 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.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- 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).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- AFSC
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abs-
-
- feeb
-
noun,
a feeble-minded person.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- 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.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- ann.
-
- fec.
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- FOIA
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Feb.
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- fobs
-
noun,
a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc.
Compare watch pocket.
- ance
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- FINE
-
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.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- FACS
-
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- fibs
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- asc-
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- fac.
-
- FICA
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- ANSI
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Fin.
-
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- ant.
-
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- fict
-
- 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.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- AEF
-
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- ca.
-
- 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.
- CAF
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- CBE
-
- BTE
-
- an.
-
- Af.
-
- cf.
-
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- 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.
- TSE
-
- SBE
-
- sc.
-
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- BSA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- BSE
-
- TNB
-
- SCF
-
- abt
-
- Bt.
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- BSN
-
- SCB
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- BSO
-
- abn
-
- BST
-
- BSF
-
- 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).
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- cs.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TBA
-
- Bac
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Tbi
-
- TBO
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- STB
-
- 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.
- ASI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ASN
-
- at.
-
- ATB
-
- ATC
-
- ase
-
- BSC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- BCE
-
- STI
-
- be-
-
- BEF
-
- asb
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- BNS
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BFT
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- AFS
-
- ast
-
- BIE
-
- BFA
-
- Sfc
-
- AFC
-
- AFB
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- TIA
-
- Bn.
-
- BFS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- BCS
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SOF
-
- ANF
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- bec
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- AIC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Co.
-
- IAS
-
- ct.
-
- NBA
-
- ETS
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FBA
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- NBC
-
- fo.
-
- NEC
-
- FOB
-
noun,
a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc.
Compare watch pocket.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- FAB
-
adjective,
fabulous (def 2).
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAO
-
- 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.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- FBI
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ETO
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- FCA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NNE
-
- EIS
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ESA
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Esc
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- NFS
-
- NFC
-
- 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:
- ese
-
- NES
-
- FBO
-
- FCS
-
- NOC
-
- IFC
-
- ine
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- FSA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ft.
-
- FIO
-
- FTC
-
- ics
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- ISA
-
- NSF
-
- NCO
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ise
-
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- IOT
-
- 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.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- 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 = .
- IOF
-
- IOC
-
- FET
-
- Fia
-
- FIB
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- fic
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- NIA
-
- ef-
-
- OCS
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- CIB
-
- oic
-
- CIE
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- CIF
-
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- cfs
-
- CNS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- EEO
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OBE
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CSA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- CSF
-
- CIA
-
- CFO
-
- CSO
-
- CEF
-
- CAI
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CBS
-
- CEA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- So.
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- CEO
-
- ose
-
- ib.
-
- CFA
-
- CFI
-
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- OAS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ean
-
- CTA
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- ctf
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ob.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EbN
-
- EBS
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECF
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- EEC
-
- CST
-
- cte
-
- TSI
-
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- OSF
-
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- NC
-
- ic
-
- NB
-
- TC
-
- S.
-
- SA
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- Eb
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- O.
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- i.
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- SF
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- SN
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- FB
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- AO
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- CB
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- AI
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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.
- f.
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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.
- CE
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- A.
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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.
- OA
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- FC
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
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- TB
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- t.
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- B-
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NF
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
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- BF
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- BO
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- NI
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
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- EI
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- fn
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- FE
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- N.
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