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- sea-urchin
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Echinoidea, having a somewhat globular or discoid form, and a shell composed of many calcareous plates covered with projecting spines.
- wing-case
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noun,
elytron.
- churingas
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noun,
an object carved from wood or stone by Aboriginal tribes in central Australia and held by them to be sacred.
- becursing
-
- uncharges
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verb (used with object),
to acquit.
- searching
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noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- Newburgh
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noun,
a city in SE New York, on the Hudson.
- Schwerin
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in N Germany.
- Schwaben
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noun,
German name of Swabia.
- brewings
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noun,
the act of a person who brews.
- ruchings
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noun,
material for making a ruche.
- brisance
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- brucines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- brunches
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noun,
a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.
- nuraghes
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noun,
any of the large, tower-shaped, prehistoric stone structures found in Sardinia and dating from the second millennium b.c. to the Roman conquest.
- new-rich
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noun,
nouveau riche.
- Guernica
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noun,
Basque town in northern Spain: bombed and destroyed in 1937 by German planes helping the insurgents in the Spanish Civil War.
- inarches
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- carbines
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- hearings
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noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- changers
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noun,
a person or thing that changes something.
- grecians
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noun,
a Greek.
- Granicus
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noun,
a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
- Gershwin
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noun,
George, 1898–1937, U.S. composer.
- churinga
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noun,
an object carved from wood or stone by Aboriginal tribes in central Australia and held by them to be sacred.
- crabwise
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adverb,
sideways:
- crashing
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noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- curbings
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noun,
the material forming a curb, as along a street.
- chagrins
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noun,
a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- Rheingau
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noun,
a small wine-growing region in Hesse, in central Germany, on the Rhine.
- bearings
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- unbraces
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verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- Brancusi
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noun,
Constantin [kon-stuh n-tin;; Romanian kon-stahn-teen] /ˈkɒn stən tɪn;; Romanian ˌkɒn stɑnˈtin/ (Show IPA), 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor.
- shearing
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noun,
(Sir) George Albert, 1919–2011, English jazz pianist and composer.
- Branchus
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noun,
a son of Apollo, given the power of augury by his father.
- Bas-Rhin
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noun,
a department in NE France. 1848 sq. mi. (4785 sq. km). Capital: Strasbourg.
- bracings
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noun,
a brace.
- archines
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noun,
arshin.
- Siegbahn
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noun,
Karl Manne Georg [kahrl mahn-nuh yey-awr-yuh] /kɑrl ˈmɑn nə ˈyeɪ ɔr yə/ (Show IPA), 1886–1978, Swedish physicist: Nobel prize 1924.
- branches
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noun,
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- archings
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noun,
arched work or formation.
- uncharge
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verb (used with object),
to acquit.
- Bergius
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noun,
Friedrich [free-drik;; German free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪk;; German ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1884–1949, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- Brangus
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noun,
one of an American breed of cattle developed from Brahman and Aberdeen Angus stock, bred to withstand a hot climate.
- changer
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noun,
a person or thing that changes something.
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- changes
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noun,
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
- bearish
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adjective,
like a bear; rough, burly, or clumsy.
- Behring
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noun,
Emil von [ey-meel fuh n] /ˈeɪ mil fən/ (Show IPA), 1854–1917, German physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1901.
- charges
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noun,
expense or cost:
- chasing
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noun,
a design chased on metal.
- chinwag
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noun,
an idle chat; gossiping.
- bearing
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- bashing
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noun,
the act of beating, whipping, or thrashing:
- barwise
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adjective,
(of a charge or charges) transversely across an escutcheon, in the manner of a bar.
- birchen
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adjective,
of or relating to birch.
- caribes
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noun,
piranha.
- chagrin
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noun,
a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- burnish
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noun,
gloss; brightness; luster:
- Brescia
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noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- brewing
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noun,
the act of a person who brews.
- branchi
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- brucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- cubages
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noun,
cubic content, displacement, or volume.
- bunches
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noun,
a connected group; cluster:
- ruching
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noun,
material for making a ruche.
- bushing
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noun,
Electricity. a lining for a hole, intended to insulate and protect from abrasion one or more conductors that pass through it.
- Chagres
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noun,
a river in Panama, flowing through Gatun Lake into the Caribbean Sea.
- Bushire
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noun,
a seaport in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf.
- bracing
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noun,
a brace.
- cahiers
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noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- carbine
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- Birches
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- cashier
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noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- cringes
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- grabens
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noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- curaghs
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noun,
currach.
- Sungari
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noun,
Songhua.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- rugbies
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noun,
a city in E Warwickshire, in central England.
- Rushing
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noun,
a sequence of social events sponsored by a fraternity or sorority for prospective members prior to bidding and pledging.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- shebang
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noun,
Informal. the structure of something, as of an organization, contrivance, or affair:
- Sichuan
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noun,
a province in S central China. 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Capital: Chengdu.
- suberic
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adjective,
of or relating to cork.
- suberin
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noun,
a waxlike, fatty substance, occurring in cork cell walls and in or between other cells, that on alkaline hydrolysis yields chiefly suberic acid.
- subring
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noun,
a subset of a ring that is a subgroup under addition and that is closed under multiplication.
Compare ring1 (def 22).
- swinger
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noun,
a person or thing that swings.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- unbrace
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verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- uncages
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verb (used with object),
to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- unhairs
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verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- unscrew
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verb (used with object),
to draw or loosen a screw from (a hinge, bracket, etc.).
- unswear
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verb (used with object),
to retract (something sworn or sworn to); recant by a subsequent oath; abjure.
- washing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that washes; ablution.
- Wearing
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noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- whinges
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verb (used without object),
to complain; whine.
- winches
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noun,
the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
- wingers
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noun,
(in Rugby, soccer, etc.) a person who plays a wing position.
- Wuchang
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noun,
Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- curbing
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noun,
the material forming a curb, as along a street.
- hearing
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noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- Cushing
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noun,
Caleb, 1800–79, U.S. statesman and diplomat.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- earwigs
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noun,
any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
- echinus
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noun,
any sea urchin of the genus Echinus.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- garnish
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noun,
something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.
- ascribe
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verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- Grecian
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noun,
a Greek.
- grushie
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adjective,
healthy; thriving.
- guineas
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- hangers
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noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- Hebraic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews, their language, or their culture.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- hegaris
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noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- hegiras
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noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- Herisau
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Appenzell Ausser Rhoden, in NE Switzerland.
- hernias
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noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- hungers
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noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- incages
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- Newburg
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adjective,
(of seafood) cooked with a cream sauce containing sherry:
- Niebuhr
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noun,
Barthold Georg [bahr-tawlt gey-awrk] /ˈbɑr tɔlt geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1776–1831, German historian.
- nuraghe
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noun,
any of the large, tower-shaped, prehistoric stone structures found in Sardinia and dating from the second millennium b.c. to the Roman conquest.
- ranches
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noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- bangers
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noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- Wuhsien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Wuxian.
- archine
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noun,
arshin.
- arching
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noun,
arched work or formation.
- Anguier
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- anguish
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noun,
excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain:
- washer
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noun,
a person or thing that washes.
- cashew
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noun,
a tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to tropical America, having milky juice, simple, leathery leaves, and yellowish-pink flowers in open clusters.
- rawins
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noun,
a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
- ceibas
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- Serang
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noun,
Ceram.
- casing
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noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- cagers
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noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cahier
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noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Angers
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noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- cherub
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noun,
a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
- rachis
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noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- wagers
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noun,
something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet:
- churns
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noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- Wagner
-
noun,
Honus [hoh-nuh s] /ˈhoʊ nəs/ (Show IPA), (John Peter) 1874–1955, U.S. baseball player.
- chines
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noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- chinas
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noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chiaus
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noun,
(in the Ottoman Empire) a court official who served as an ambassador, emissary, or member of a ceremonial escort.
- wahine
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noun,
(in Hawaii and Polynesia) a girl or young woman.
- Chenab
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noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing SW from N India to the Sutlej River in E Pakistan. About 605 miles (1085 km) long.
- chaine
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- Ranchi
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noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- chaser
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noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- aneuch
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adjective, noun, adverb, interjection,
enough.
- ranges
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- change
-
noun,
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
- chaise
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- chairs
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noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chains
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noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- cabers
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- washin
-
noun,
a warp in an airfoil that gives an increase in the angle of attack toward the tip.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Rhines
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noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- brunch
-
noun,
a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.
- bruise
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- bruins
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noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Bruges
-
noun,
a city in NW Belgium: connected by canal with its seaport, Zeebrugge.
- brings
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- brines
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- brewis
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noun,
hard bread soaked in water and then boiled.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- breach
-
noun,
the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- Brunei
-
noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- whangs
-
noun,
a resounding blow.
- brawns
-
noun,
strong, well-developed muscles.
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- archi-
-
- Archie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- branch
-
noun,
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Brahui
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic people of Baluchistan.
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- BSArch
-
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- Burgas
-
noun,
a seaport in E Bulgaria, on the Black Sea.
- regius
-
adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- busing
-
noun,
the transporting of students by bus to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
- bushwa
-
noun,
rubbishy nonsense; baloney; bull:
- busher
-
noun,
bush leaguer (def 1).
- rehabs
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- burins
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- buries
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- answer
-
noun,
a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.:
- burghs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Seguin
-
noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- burans
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- bunger
-
noun,
a firecracker.
- Bunche
-
noun,
Ralph (Johnson) 1904–71, U.S. diplomat: at the United Nations 1946–71; Nobel Peace Prize 1950.
- weighs
-
Idioms,
weigh anchor, Nautical. to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way.
- bugsha
-
noun,
buqsha.
- Buchan
-
noun,
John (Baron Tweedsmuir) 1875–1940, Scottish novelist and historian: governor general of Canada 1935–40.
- Segura
-
noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- rewins
-
verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- Hunger
-
noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- sewing
-
noun,
the act or work of one who sews.
- Ugrian
-
noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- Gwaris
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of northeastern Nigeria.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- Gusher
-
noun,
a flowing oil well, usually of large capacity.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- Ingush
-
noun,
a member of a Sunni Muslim people living north of the Caucasus Mountains, closely related to the Chechen.
- inrush
-
noun,
a rushing or pouring in.
- agric.
-
- Guinea
-
noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Agrius
-
noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- grinch
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others.
- unbars
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- grani-
-
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- aguish
-
adjective,
producing, resembling, or resulting from ague.
- graben
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- Ubangi
-
noun,
French Oubangi. a river in W central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing W and S into the Congo (Zaire) River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Habiru
-
noun,
a nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature: possibly the early Hebrews.
- uncage
-
verb (used with object),
to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- hubris
-
noun,
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
- Husain
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- Hsiang
-
noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China.
- hinges
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- Hering
-
noun,
Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- Ichang
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yichang.
- Hegira
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- Hecuba
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Priam.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- swinge
-
verb (used with object),
to thrash; punish.
- hawser
-
noun,
a heavy rope for mooring or towing.
- hausen
-
noun,
beluga (def 1).
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- Harbin
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
- hanger
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- earwig
-
noun,
any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Newari
-
noun,
a Sino-Tibetan language, the language of the Newar.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- newish
-
adjective,
rather new.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- cushaw
-
noun,
any of several squashes having long, curved necks, especially varieties of Cucurbita mixta.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- airbus
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- curagh
-
noun,
currach.
- nubias
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Cubage
-
noun,
cubic content, displacement, or volume.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- neighs
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Gbaris
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Gibran
-
noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- unhair
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- gerahs
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- genius
-
noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- geisha
-
noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- unrigs
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- gauche
-
adverb,
on or to the left-hand side.
- urchin
-
noun,
a mischievous boy.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- unwise
-
adjective,
not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment:
- garish
-
adjective,
crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- unwish
-
verb (used with object),
to cease to wish for.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- gabies
-
noun,
a fool.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- urbane
-
adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- charge
-
noun,
expense or cost:
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- bhungi
-
noun,
bhangi.
- Augier
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- whinge
-
verb (used without object),
to complain; whine.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- BArchE
-
- Wigner
-
noun,
Eugene Paul, 1902–95, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary: Nobel prize 1963.
- barges
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- bhangs
-
noun,
a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Wrench
-
noun,
a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist:
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- wrings
-
noun,
a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- banish
-
verb (used with object),
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile:
- Bangui
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Central African Republic, in the SW part.
- Baring
-
noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- rubies
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- aching
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Rubens
-
noun,
Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- beings
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Winger
-
noun,
(in Rugby, soccer, etc.) a person who plays a wing position.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- Beguin
-
noun,
a Beghard.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bhangi
-
noun,
a Hindu scavenger who belongs to one of the untouchable castes.
- begins
-
verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- winces
-
noun,
a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start.
- wigans
-
noun,
a stiff, canvaslike fabric for stiffening parts of garments.
- Bering
-
noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- aweigh
-
adjective,
(of an anchor) just free of the bottom; atrip:
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- whines
-
noun,
a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
- baches
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- arsen-
-
- Baruch
-
noun,
the amanuensis and friend of Jeremiah and nominal author of the book of Baruch in the Apocrypha. Jer. 32:12.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- binges
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- whenas
-
conjunction,
Archaic.
when.
inasmuch as.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- garbs
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- neur-
-
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- Erwin
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- schwa
-
noun,
the mid-central, neutral vowel sound typically occurring in unstressed syllables in English, however spelled, as the sound of a in alone and sofa, e in system, i in easily, o in gallop, u in circus.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Narew
-
noun,
a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- Newar
-
noun,
a member of a Mongoloid people of Nepal.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- engr.
-
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Uriah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Urias [yoo-rahy-uh s] /yʊˈraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- wince
-
noun,
a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- BAgSc
-
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- gains
-
- Gabun
-
noun,
Gabon.
- winch
-
noun,
the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
- Gabes
-
noun,
Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- uran-
-
- nears
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Nebr.
-
- Ewing
-
noun,
a township in W New Jersey.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- shrug
-
noun,
the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
- nuci-
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Sheba
-
noun,
Queen of, the queen who visited Solomon to test his wisdom. I Kings 10:1–13.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- Shaun
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- Shawn
-
noun,
Ted (Edwin M) 1891–1972, U.S. dancer and choreographer (husband of Ruth St. Denis).
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- shrub
-
noun,
a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- shrew
-
noun,
a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant.
- craws
-
noun,
the crop of a bird or insect.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- crews
-
noun,
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Usbeg
-
noun,
Uzbek.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- unsew
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or rip the stitches of (something sewed).
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- aeri-
-
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Ecua.
-
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- swine
-
noun,
any stout, cloven-hoofed artiodactyl of the Old World family Suidae, having a thick hide sparsely covered with coarse hair, a disklike snout, and an often short, tasseled tail: now of worldwide distribution and hunted or raised for its meat and other products.
Compare hog, pig1 , wild boar.
- hawse
-
noun,
the part of a bow where the hawseholes are located.
- Abihu
-
noun,
a son of Aaron who, with Nadab, was destroyed by fire from heaven for disobeying the Lord. Lev. 10:1–5.
- swung
-
noun,
the act, manner, or progression of swinging; movement in alternate directions or in a particular direction.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- hangs
-
- Ashur
-
noun,
Assur.
- wring
-
noun,
a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
- 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.
- Hague
-
noun,
The, a city in the W Netherlands, near the North Sea: site of the government, royal residence, and of the International Court of Justice.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- sauch
-
noun,
saugh.
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- incr.
-
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- gwine
-
verb,
present part. of go1 .
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Gwari
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of northeastern Nigeria.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- gursh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- sarc-
-
- subch
-
- Agnew
-
noun,
David Hayes, 1818–92, U.S. surgeon.
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- Swain
-
noun,
a male admirer or lover.
- Hugin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- surah
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- surg.
-
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Wuhan
-
noun,
Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a conglomerate city in and the capital of Hubei province, in E China, at the junction of the Han Shui and Chang Jiang: comprises the former cities of Hankou, Hanyang, and Wuchang.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- hier-
-
- swage
-
noun,
a tool for bending cold metal to a required shape.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- swang
-
noun,
the act, manner, or progression of swinging; movement in alternate directions or in a particular direction.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- herns
-
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- wrung
-
noun,
a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- sware
-
verb,
simple past tense of swear.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- swear
-
Verb phrases,
swear by,
to name (a sacred being or thing) as one's witness or guarantee in swearing.
Informal. to have great confidence in; rely on:
to have certain knowledge of:
- saugh
-
noun,
sallow2 .
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- girsh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Singh
-
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- gibus
-
noun,
opera hat.
- sinew
-
noun,
a tendon.
- wings
-
noun,
Also called aviation badge. Military Informal. a badge bearing the image of a spread pair of bird's wings with a distinctive center design, awarded to an aircrewman on completion of certain requirements.
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- UNHCR
-
- BArch
-
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Nabis
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- wines
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- UNRWA
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Guin.
-
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- 30-30
-
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- guar.
-
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Ugric
-
noun,
a branch of the Uralic family of languages, consisting of Hungarian and two languages, Khanty and Mansi, spoken in western Siberia.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Iran.
-
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Sahib
-
noun,
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- grabs
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- awner
-
noun,
a machine for cutting the awns from grain.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- wires
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- gnaws
-
verb (used with object),
to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- nucha
-
noun,
nape.
- cine-
-
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- Waugh
-
noun,
Alec (Alexander Raban) 1898–1981, English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn).
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- weans
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- wears
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- Bergh
-
noun,
Henry, 1811–88, U.S. social reformer: founder of A.S.P.C.A.
- bergs
-
noun,
iceberg.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- Busch
-
noun,
Adolf Georg Wilhelm [German gey-awrk] /German geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1891–1952, Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Germany.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- burgh
-
noun,
(in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- Beng.
-
- bhang
-
noun,
a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- begun
-
verb,
past participle of begin.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Behan
-
noun,
Brendan (Francis) [bren-duh n] /ˈbrɛn dən/ (Show IPA), 1923–64, Irish playwright.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Carew
-
noun,
Thomas, 1598?–1639? English poet.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- anis-
-
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- carb-
-
- Wash.
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- 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.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- bench
-
noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- whirs
-
noun,
an act or sound of whirring:
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- brawn
-
noun,
strong, well-developed muscles.
- Brig.
-
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- brews
-
noun,
a quantity brewed in a single process.
- Whang
-
noun,
a resounding blow.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- rhin-
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Birch
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- sebi-
-
- whigs
-
noun,
American History.
a member of the patriotic party during the Revolutionary period; supporter of the Revolution.
a member of a political party (c1834–1855) that was formed in opposition to the Democratic Party, and favored economic expansion and a high protective tariff, while opposing the strength of the presidency in relation to the legislature.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- brash
-
noun,
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Arch.
-
- arche
-
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- brags
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- bungs
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- weigh
-
Idioms,
weigh anchor, Nautical. to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way.
- Bunch
-
noun,
a connected group; cluster:
- whins
-
noun,
any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse.
- buhrs
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- weirs
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- reni-
-
- resaw
-
noun,
Lumbering. a machine for cutting logs into lumber.
- wench
-
noun,
a country lass or working girl:
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rewin
-
verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- BSChE
-
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- whine
-
noun,
a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Brush
-
noun,
an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Bruhn
-
noun,
Erik (Belton Evers) 1928–86, Danish ballet dancer.
- Bruch
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1838–1920, German composer and conductor.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- warns
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Chewa
-
noun,
a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Malawi.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Seric
-
- Baugh
-
noun,
Samuel Adrian ("Slinging Sammy") 1914–2008, U.S. football player and coach.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- chaws
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
chew.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Hung.
-
- char-
-
- wains
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- Beach
-
noun,
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- 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.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- burgs
-
noun,
Informal. a city or town.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- chews
-
noun,
an act or instance of chewing.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- chubs
-
noun,
a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- Wager
-
noun,
something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet:
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- wages
-
noun,
Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.
Compare living wage, minimum wage.
- chuse
-
verb (used with or without object),
Archaic. choose.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- sewan
-
noun,
seawan.
- Chung
-
noun,
(in Confucianism) conscientiousness in one's dealings with others.
- chugs
-
noun,
a short, dull, explosive sound:
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- chiru
-
noun,
a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- 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.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- Chiba
-
noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- angi-
-
- screw
-
noun,
a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- wares
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- Wigan
-
noun,
a stiff, canvaslike fabric for stiffening parts of garments.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- rawin
-
noun,
a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- ruche
-
noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- wanes
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Shaw
-
noun,
Midland U.S. a small wood or thicket.
- ICSH
-
- saur
-
- sec.
-
- abr.
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- ign.
-
- Neh.
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- sci.
-
- sub-
-
- acr-
-
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Inc.
-
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- sech
-
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- aer-
-
- inae
-
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- sawn
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- hwan
-
noun,
a former monetary unit of South Korea.
- sugh
-
noun, verb (used with object),
sough2 .
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- sur-
-
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- scr.
-
- raws
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- sewn
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Sig.
-
- IBEW
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- RIBA
-
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- ScBE
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Sab.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- RNAS
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- ISBN
-
- shwa
-
noun,
schwa.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- 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.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- shr.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Reg.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NEWS
-
noun,
a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- RSWC
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Sra.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Rus.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- abs-
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- sch.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- NIRA
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Nah.
-
- NRAB
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- shew
-
verb (used with or without object),
show.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- ins.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- bus.
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Burg
-
noun,
Informal. a city or town.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- ANSI
-
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Bush
-
noun,
a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- Wear
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- wean
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- bung
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- warn
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- caws
-
noun,
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- Bur.
-
- Buna
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- BSCh
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- BSAE
-
- BSCE
-
- wens
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- buhr
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- BSEc
-
- BSGE
-
- BSHA
-
- BSHE
-
- BSIE
-
- BSIR
-
- BSNA
-
- Weir
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- Ware
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- cen.
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- ance
-
- wage
-
noun,
Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.
Compare living wage, minimum wage.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- chub
-
noun,
a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.
- huia
-
noun,
an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
- Craw
-
noun,
the crop of a bird or insect.
- Cres
-
- crew
-
noun,
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Wacs
-
noun,
a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- chug
-
noun,
a short, dull, explosive sound:
- wags
-
noun,
the act of wagging:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- CERN
-
- wans
-
noun,
wide-area network.
- 1080
-
- Wane
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- WAIS
-
noun,
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
See under Wechsler Scales.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- anew
-
adverb,
over again; again; once more:
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Wain
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- chs.
-
- chaw
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
chew.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chew
-
noun,
an act or instance of chewing.
- chg.
-
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Chr.
-
- Brew
-
noun,
a quantity brewed in a single process.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- wabs
-
noun,
web.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- Wisc
-
noun,
a group of intelligence tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) later revised (WAIS-R) the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) later revised (WISC-R) the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale, no longer used, all of which emphasize performance and verbal skills and give separate scores for subtests in vocabulary, arithmetic, memory span, assembly of objects, and other abilities.
- awns
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- Wis.
-
- wire
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- WINS
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- BRCS
-
- Wing
-
noun,
either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- wise
-
noun,
way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases):
- wine
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- BAgE
-
- BAgr
-
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- awes
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- wish
-
noun,
an act or instance of wishing.
- bar.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- WRNS
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Wren
-
noun,
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
- Aus.
-
- WRAC
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aug.
-
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aur-
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- whir
-
noun,
an act or sound of whirring:
- 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.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- whin
-
noun,
any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse.
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- bin-
-
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- Wien
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- biwa
-
noun,
Lake, the largest lake in Japan, on Honshu, near Kyoto. 260 sq. mi. (673 sq. km).
- Whig
-
noun,
American History.
a member of the patriotic party during the Revolutionary period; supporter of the Revolution.
a member of a political party (c1834–1855) that was formed in opposition to the Democratic Party, and favored economic expansion and a high protective tariff, while opposing the strength of the presidency in relation to the legislature.
- when
-
noun,
the time of anything:
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- braw
-
adjective,
fine or fine-looking; excellent.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- WHSE
-
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- BASc
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- BASH
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- ARIS
-
- bawn
-
noun,
a rocky stretch of foreshore on which caught fish are laid out to dry.
- BChE
-
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- Arg.
-
- 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.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Wace
-
noun,
Robert [rob-ert;; French raw-ber] /ˈrɒb ərt;; French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), ("Wace of Jersey") c1100–c1180, Anglo-Norman poet born on the Channel Island of Jersey.
- waes
-
noun,
woe.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- haws
-
noun,
a sound or pause of hesitation.
Compare hem2 (def 3).
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- swig
-
noun,
an amount of liquid, especially liquor, taken in one swallow; draught:
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Gen.
-
- uni-
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Heb.
-
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- Hebr
-
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- SBIC
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- gres
-
- GWEN
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gwendolyn or Guenevere.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- ughs
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- Hab.
-
- guib
-
noun,
bushbuck.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Hag.
-
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- Grew
-
verb,
simple past tense of grow.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- gras
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- gnaw
-
verb (used with object),
to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- agr.
-
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- her.
-
- Ewan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Eur.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- USCA
-
- USCG
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USGA
-
- Swab
-
noun,
a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
- USHA
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- USIA
-
- USNA
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- USAR
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cur.
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- HUGE
-
adjective,
extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent:
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- USRC
-
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Hugi
-
noun,
a young man, a personification of thought, who defeated Thialfi in a race.
- hugs
-
noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- Aire
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- gush
-
noun,
a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.
- SWAN
-
noun,
any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure-white plumage in the adult.
Compare mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- hewn
-
adjective,
felled and roughly shaped by hewing:
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ergs
-
- hews
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- enc.
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- swag
-
noun,
a suspended wreath, garland, drapery, or the like, fastened up at or near each end and hanging down in the middle; festoon.
- uria
-
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Ens.
-
- SCB
-
- ag-
-
- UAE
-
- UAW
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- sc.
-
- SUG
-
- abn
-
- USA
-
- ab-
-
- Sw.
-
- ac-
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- UAR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- WRA
-
- wha
-
- SRB
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- an.
-
- ure
-
- 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).
- was
-
verb,
1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- War
-
noun,
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- WBS
-
- USB
-
- USC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- sew
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- USN
-
- WAG
-
noun,
the act of wagging:
- SHA
-
- USR
-
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- WAC
-
noun,
a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- wab
-
noun,
web.
- WbN
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- UCR
-
- ugh
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- Sr.
-
- Wig
-
noun,
an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SNU
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- unc
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Web
-
noun,
something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
- AUC
-
- Une
-
- ung
-
- USW
-
- Wes
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Wesley.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- uns
-
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- Ar.
-
- ur-
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- SbW
-
- ARS
-
- SBE
-
- Ehr
-
- EBS
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECG
-
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- eir
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- EbN
-
- AIC
-
- eu-
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- CNS
-
- 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.
- CRS
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- csw
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CWA
-
- Eg.
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ESU
-
- Ga.
-
- CIE
-
- GSR
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- Gr.
-
- GRB
-
- gre
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- SBA
-
- GSC
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- hr.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- GAW
-
noun,
a narrow, trenchlike depression, especially a furrow in the earth or a worn or thin area in cloth.
- GBE
-
- GCB
-
- gi.
-
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- GCA
-
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- GCE
-
- GCI
-
- GCR
-
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- AHE
-
- Ges
-
- GHA
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIB
-
- HCR
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BCS
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- bec
-
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- BEW
-
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- BHA
-
- BHC
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BIE
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- Bac
-
- BNS
-
- ASU
-
- ARU
-
- asb
-
- ase
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- ASW
-
- Br.
-
- AWB
-
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- BCE
-
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- be-
-
- BSC
-
- Bn.
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- CIA
-
- CGI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- caw
-
noun,
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- CBS
-
- CBW
-
- CEA
-
- CGS
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- ANC
-
- CAI
-
- cs.
-
- BRE
-
- Bug
-
noun,
Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- BSA
-
- BSE
-
- bsh
-
- BSN
-
- bu.
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- cr.
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- BWC
-
- BWI
-
- ca.
-
- CBE
-
- ch.
-
- haw
-
noun,
a sound or pause of hesitation.
Compare hem2 (def 3).
- GSA
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ne-
-
- NHA
-
- ACW
-
- NGC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- NES
-
- RGB
-
- rhb
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NEC
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEA
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ACS
-
- NHI
-
- NbW
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- NBC
-
- NBA
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NSW
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NHG
-
- NHS
-
- RSA
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- raw
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- RBC
-
- RBI
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- REA
-
- AEC
-
- NWS
-
- NIA
-
- NRC
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NIH
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- NWC
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- ae.
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rs.
-
- RNA
-
- RSE
-
- SAE
-
- ib.
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- SWA
-
- SWG
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- hug
-
noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- hub
-
noun,
the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- ChB
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- hrs
-
- HRE
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAR
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SAW
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- HEW
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- sb.
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Agh
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IBN
-
- ier
-
- ISA
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ing
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- ISR
-
- IUS
-
- IWC
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- INH
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ine
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- IHS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- AGC
-
- BG
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- RU
-
- BW
-
noun,
a black and white motion picture, photograph, drawing, etc.
- SA
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- WU
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 222–80.
- WG
-
- BH
-
- WH
-
- SG
-
- S.
-
- rg
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- BC
-
- RW
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- RN
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- N.
-
- IW
-
- SN
-
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- G.
-
- GB
-
- GU
-
- SU
-
- GC
-
- IG
-
- GH
-
- NB
-
- GN
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- UI
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- GW
-
- h.
-
- UB
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HG
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- NH
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RI
-
- CB
-
- RH
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- CE
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- NW
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- HB
-
- NG
-
- CU
-
- WI
-
- WC
-
- WB
-
- w/
-
- UW
-
- CW
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- Eb
-
- NI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.