Anagrams of breast-beating
Word breast-beating has
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- abstergent
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noun,
a cleansing agent, as a detergent or soap.
- rabbinates
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noun,
the office or term of office of a rabbi.
- integrates
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verb (used with object),
to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
- rabbinate
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noun,
the office or term of office of a rabbi.
- agentries
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noun,
the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
- beatinest
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adjective,
most remarkable or unusual:
- gentisate
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noun,
a salt or ester of gentisic acid.
- abstainer
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noun,
a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- Bearnaise
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a sauce of egg yolks, shallots, tarragon, butter, vinegar, and sometimes white wine and chopped chervil.
- gratinate
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verb (used with object),
to gratiné.
- Battersea
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noun,
a former borough of London, England, now part of Wandsworth, on the Thames.
- reinstate
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verb (used with object),
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state:
- breasting
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material for covering the heel breast of a shoe.
- tres-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- barbettes
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noun,
(within a fortification) a platform or mound of earth from which guns may be fired over the parapet instead of through embrasures.
- integrate
-
verb (used with object),
to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
- tearstain
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noun,
a mark or wet streak left by tears.
- Steinberg
-
noun,
Saul, 1914–1999, U.S. painter, cartoonist, and illustrator; born in Romania.
- stingaree
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noun,
a stingray.
- argentite
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noun,
a dark lead-gray sectile mineral, silver sulfide, Ag 2 S, occurring in crystals and as formless aggregates: an important ore of silver.
- abnegates
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verb (used with object),
to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce.
- aigrettes
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noun,
a plume or tuft of feathers, especially the back plume of any of various herons, arranged as a head ornament.
- besetting
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adjective,
constantly assailing or obsessing, as with temptation:
- gnateater
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noun,
any small, long-legged antbird of the genus Conopophaga, of South America.
- segreant
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adjective,
(of a griffin) rampant.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- anisette
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noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- banister
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noun,
a baluster.
- stagnate
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verb (used with object),
to make stagnant.
- regattas
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noun,
a boat race, as of rowboats, yachts, or other vessels.
- Brisbane
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noun,
Arthur, 1864–1936, U.S. journalist.
- angaries
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noun,
the right of a belligerent state to seize and use the property of neutrals for purposes of warfare, subject to payment of full compensation.
- tentages
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noun,
tents collectively; equipment or supply of tents.
- stabbing
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noun,
the act of stabbing.
- anergies
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- Barbette
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noun,
(within a fortification) a platform or mound of earth from which guns may be fired over the parapet instead of through embrasures.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tergites
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of an abdominal segment of an insect.
- bargains
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noun,
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
- tanagers
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noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- aigrette
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noun,
a plume or tuft of feathers, especially the back plume of any of various herons, arranged as a head ornament.
- Brattain
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noun,
Walter Houser [hou-zer] /ˈhaʊ zər/ (Show IPA), 1902–1987, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956.
- basanite
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noun,
a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- test-ban
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noun,
an agreement by nations producing nuclear weapons to refrain from testing them in the atmosphere.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- agitates
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verb (used with object),
to move or force into violent, irregular action:
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- stearate
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noun,
a salt or ester of stearic acid.
- reagents
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- entreats
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- berettas
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noun,
biretta.
- enargite
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noun,
a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
- astatine
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- arsenate
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- tabbinet
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noun,
tabinet.
- Atabrine
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- aristate
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adjective,
Botany. having aristae; awned.
- tabarets
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noun,
a durable silk or acetate fabric having alternating stripes of satin and moiré, for drapery and upholstery.
- ariettas
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noun,
a short aria.
- arginase
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noun,
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
- grisette
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noun,
a young French workingwoman.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- gitterns
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noun,
cittern.
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- ratsbane
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noun,
rat poison.
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- ratteens
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noun,
ratiné.
- steering
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noun,
the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.
- Rattigan
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noun,
Terence, 1911–77, English playwright.
- estrange
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verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- tear-gas
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noun,
a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
- anteater
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noun,
any of several mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae, having a long, tapered snout, extensile tongue, and powerful front claws and feeding chiefly on ants and termites.
Compare giant anteater, silky anteater, tamandua.
- tetanies
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noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- Bretagne
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noun,
French name of Brittany.
- Sabatier
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- beatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- sagenite
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noun,
a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
- batterie
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noun,
a beating together of the calves or feet during a leap.
- abietate
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noun,
a salt or ester of abietic acid.
- abnegate
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verb (used with object),
to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce.
- beignets
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noun,
a fritter or doughnut.
- beanbags
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noun,
a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.
- birettas
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noun,
a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- betaines
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C 5 H 11 NO 2 , usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
- treaties
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- grantees
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- bearings
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Sergeant
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noun,
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- serenata
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- gentries
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- sanitate
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verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- greatens
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- battings
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noun,
the act or manner of using a bat in a game of ball.
- treatise
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noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- sea-gate
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noun,
a navigable channel giving access to the sea.
- tibetans
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noun,
a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.
- bitterns
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noun,
any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- sangaree
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noun,
sangría.
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- sangria
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noun,
an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- rabbets
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noun,
a deep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- beating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- Astarte
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noun,
an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Babesia
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noun,
any protozoan of the genus Babesia, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for warm-blooded animals.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- strati-
-
- Babette
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noun,
a female given name, form of Barbara.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- beaters
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noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- rattans
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noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- rabbins
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noun,
rabbi1 .
- stratig
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- betties
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noun,
brown betty.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Sagitta
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noun,
the Arrow, a northern constellation between Aquila and Cygnus.
- tabbies
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noun,
a cat with a striped or brindled coat.
- Sabrina
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- bigener
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noun,
a bigeneric hybrid, as certain orchids.
- Bettina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tabaret
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noun,
a durable silk or acetate fabric having alternating stripes of satin and moiré, for drapery and upholstery.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- tabinet
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noun,
a fabric resembling poplin, made of silk and wool and usually given a watered finish.
- attains
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verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- 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.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- attrib.
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- Beretta
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noun,
biretta.
- Beattie
-
noun,
James, 1735–1803, Scottish poet.
- resting
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- reagent
-
noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- betaine
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C 5 H 11 NO 2 , usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
- Batista
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noun,
Fulgencio [fool-hen-syaw] /fulˈhɛn syɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar) 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.
- betters
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noun,
that which has greater excellence or is preferable or wiser:
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- bareges
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noun,
a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
- batters
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noun,
Printing.
a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
the resulting defect in print.
- Barents
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noun,
Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- battens
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noun,
a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
- bargain
-
noun,
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Barinas
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- setting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that sets.
- batiste
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noun,
a fine, often sheer fabric, constructed in either a plain or figured weave and made of any of various natural or synthetic fibers.
- barites
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- Barnett
-
noun,
a male given name.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- bittern
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noun,
any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- basiate
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verb (used with or without object),
to kiss.
- basting
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noun,
sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
- Bastian
-
noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- bitters
-
noun,
a liquid, often an alcoholic liquor, in which bitter herbs or roots have steeped, used as a flavoring, especially in mixed drinks, or as a tonic.
- Brabant
-
noun,
a former duchy in W Europe, now divided between the Netherlands and Belgium.
- basinet
-
noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- restate
-
verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- Reigate
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noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- batting
-
noun,
the act or manner of using a bat in a game of ball.
- Benares
-
noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- regatta
-
noun,
a boat race, as of rowboats, yachts, or other vessels.
- beastie
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt.
- biretta
-
noun,
a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- sarangi
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noun,
(in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- 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.
- regains
-
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.
- Britten
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noun,
(Edward) Benjamin, 1913–76, English composer and pianist.
- bearing
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- berates
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verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- barbets
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noun,
any of several stocky, tropical birds of the family Capitonidae, having a stout bill with bristles at the base.
- satiate
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adjective,
satiated.
- bisnaga
-
noun,
any of several thorny cactuses of the genera Echinocactus, Ferocactus, and Astrophytum of the southwestern U.S.
- banters
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Stagira
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noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- beanbag
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noun,
a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.
- bistate
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving two states, especially of the U.S.:
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- barbate
-
adjective,
tufted or furnished with hairs; bearded.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- tanager
-
noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- beignet
-
noun,
a fritter or doughnut.
- greisen
-
noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- abreast
-
adverb, adjective,
side by side; beside each other in a line:
- Aegates
-
noun,
ancient name of Egadi.
- tenters
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- Genista
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- tentage
-
noun,
tents collectively; equipment or supply of tents.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- abstain
-
verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- integer
-
noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- grantee
-
noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- gabbais
-
noun,
a minor official of a synagogue, having limited ceremonial or administrative functions.
- Geraint
-
noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- estreat
-
noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- tearing
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Antibes
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noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- iterate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- gerents
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noun,
a ruler or manager.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Gratiae
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plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- Gratian
-
noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- Arabist
-
noun,
a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
- gearset
-
noun,
a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
- Tibetan
-
noun,
a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.
- Agenais
-
noun,
an ancient region of SW France.
- gastrin
-
noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- Garnett
-
noun,
a machine used in garnetting.
- garnets
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- agitate
-
verb (used with object),
to move or force into violent, irregular action:
- agnates
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- gaiters
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- against
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Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- greaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- Grattan
-
noun,
Henry, 1746–1820, Irish statesman and orator.
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- ingates
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Tangier
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- Ternate
-
noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- gratins
-
noun,
au gratin.
- gratine
-
verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- tergite
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of an abdominal segment of an insect.
- aerates
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- terbias
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- ingesta
-
plural noun,
substances ingested.
- Trebbia
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing N into the Po at Piacenza: Romans defeated by Hannibal near here 218 b.c. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Trieste
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- targets
-
noun,
an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Trianta
-
noun,
Trianda.
- entreat
-
verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- grabens
-
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.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- arietta
-
noun,
a short aria.
- Artigas
-
noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- gibbets
-
noun,
a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- enrages
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- gibbers
-
noun,
gibbering utterance.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- tantras
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- Erigena
-
noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- granite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- gestate
-
verb (used with object),
to carry in the womb during the period from conception to delivery.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- ergates
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- negates
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- tartans
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- granita
-
noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- gittern
-
noun,
cittern.
- bister
-
noun,
bistre.
- gibbet
-
noun,
a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution.
- bistre
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- 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.
- Bertie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- bitser
-
noun,
a mongrel dog.
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Bernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- biters
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- Greats
-
- Besant
-
noun,
bezant.
- Gibran
-
noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- grebes
-
noun,
any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
- Gbaris
-
noun,
Gwari.
- bestir
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- binges
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- gerent
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- grani-
-
- bitten
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Sabina
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- Sabean
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Saba.
- better
-
noun,
that which has greater excellence or is preferable or wiser:
- Sabbat
-
noun,
(in the 14th–16th centuries) a secret rendezvous of witches and sorcerers for worshiping the Devil, characterized by orgiastic rites, dances, feasting, etc.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- bettas
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- betise
-
noun,
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Getter
-
noun,
a person or thing that gets.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- genit.
-
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- Graeae
-
plural noun,
three old sea goddesses who had but one eye and one tooth among them and were the protectors of their sisters the Gorgons.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- gibber
-
noun,
gibbering utterance.
- rabbet
-
noun,
a deep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- greets
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- 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.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- rabbit
-
noun,
any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- rabbin
-
noun,
rabbi1 .
- egrets
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- Egbert
-
noun,
a.d. 775?–839, king of the West Saxons 802–839; 1st king of the English 828–839.
- rabban
-
noun,
master; teacher (used as a term of address and title of respect for a person ranking higher than a rabbi).
- rabats
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- rabbis
-
noun,
the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.
Compare cantor (def 2).
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- 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.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- enter-
-
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- gastr-
-
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- breast
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- brants
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- brains
-
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.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- bragas
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- brents
-
noun,
brant.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- instr.
-
- rebate
-
noun,
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- rebbes
-
noun,
a teacher in a Jewish school.
- 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.
- intra-
-
- britts
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- bribes
-
noun,
money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.:
- regent
-
noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- brings
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Gabbai
-
noun,
a minor official of a synagogue, having limited ceremonial or administrative functions.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- gabies
-
noun,
a fool.
- Bering
-
noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- Bergen
-
noun,
Edgar, 1903–78, U.S. ventriloquist.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Tantra
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- tabret
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- target
-
noun,
an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- barbes
-
noun,
a band or small scarf of lace, worn around the head or neck by women.
- barbas
-
noun,
the beard.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Banias
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- babies
-
noun,
an infant or very young child.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- strata
-
noun,
a plural of stratum.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- Strega
-
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- tatars
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- Barbie
-
noun,
Also called Barbie doll. a person, especially a young woman, perceived as blandly attractive and vacuous.
- trans.
-
- Aeneas
-
noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- Aegean
-
noun,
the. Aegean Sea.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- absent
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- abatis
-
noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- abates
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terat-
-
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- tetra-
-
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- agates
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- barbet
-
noun,
any of several stocky, tropical birds of the family Capitonidae, having a stout bill with bristles at the base.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- beater
-
noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- begins
-
verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- Baring
-
noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- barit.
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- batter
-
noun,
Printing.
a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
the resulting defect in print.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- beiges
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- batten
-
noun,
a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- begets
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- begats
-
plural noun,
genealogical lists, especially those in the Old Testament.
- bating
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- beaten
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- basnet
-
noun,
basinet.
- Bastia
-
noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- beings
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- berate
-
verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Serbia
-
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.
- barges
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- barege
-
noun,
a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- IATSE
-
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- intr.
-
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- Tebet
-
noun,
Tevet.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sebi-
-
- treas
-
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trig.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- grabs
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Tibet
-
noun,
Also, Thibet. Also called Sitsang, Xizang. Official name Tibet Autonomous Region. an administrative division of China, N of the Himalayas: prior to 1950 a theocracy under the Dalai Lama; the highest country in the world, average elevation about 16,000 feet (4877 meters). 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,599 sq. km). Capital: Lhasa.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- grebe
-
noun,
any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- sanit
-
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- stge.
-
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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).
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- 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.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Regt.
-
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- rebbe
-
noun,
a teacher in a Jewish school.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- rebab
-
noun,
a Near Eastern fiddle having one to three strings and played with a bow.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- stat.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- reni-
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- tears
-
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- seti-
-
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Nebr.
-
- nears
-
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- 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.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Nabis
-
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- 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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- sing.
-
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Rabbi
-
noun,
the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.
Compare cantor (def 2).
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- tangs
-
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- nitr-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Brit.
-
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Britt
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arab.
-
- beige
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- 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.
- beget
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
- begat
-
verb,
simple past tense of beget.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Brig.
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angi-
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- anis-
-
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Benet
-
noun,
Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- estab
-
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Brett
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- bribe
-
noun,
money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.:
- ASEAN
-
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- barba
-
noun,
the beard.
- Ebert
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
- Barbe
-
noun,
a band or small scarf of lace, worn around the head or neck by women.
- Bart.
-
- barbs
-
noun,
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- BSRet
-
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- 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.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- Babar
-
noun,
Baber.
- babas
-
noun,
a spongelike cake leavened with yeast and often containing raisins, baked in a small mold and then usually soaked with a rum syrup.
- batts
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Baber
-
noun,
(Zahir ed-Din Mohammed) 1483–1530, founder of the Mogul Empire.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- engr.
-
- babis
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Beng.
-
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Gibbs
-
noun,
James, 1682–1754, Scottish architect and author.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- beset
-
verb (used with object),
to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- abbas
-
noun,
a female day name for Thursday.
See under day name.
- aeri-
-
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- abbes
-
noun,
a member of the secular clergy.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- 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.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Betta
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- 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.
- Betti
-
noun,
Ugo [oo-gaw] /ˈu gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1953, Italian poet and dramatist.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- 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:
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- abstr
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Geber
-
noun,
(Jabir ibn Hayyan) 8th-century a.d, Arab alchemist.
- Abbie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Abigail.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- Abbai
-
noun,
the part of the Blue Nile above Lake Tana.
- bergs
-
noun,
iceberg.
- gains
-
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- Braga
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- 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.
- brags
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- anat.
-
- 30-30
-
- Gabes
-
noun,
Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- Gabar
-
noun,
an Iranian Zoroastrian.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Beret
-
noun,
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
- bitts
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- Bette
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- garbs
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- 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.
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Bib.
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bin-
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sig.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SATB
-
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- 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.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Sat.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- 1080
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agr.
-
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agst
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Anas
-
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- ter.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- 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:
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- ant.
-
- Abib
-
noun,
Aviv.
- TSgt
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tRNA
-
- trit
-
- AAEE
-
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- TRIB
-
- Abba
-
noun,
a female day name for Thursday.
See under day name.
- tri-
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Abbe
-
noun,
a member of the secular clergy.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- ABBR
-
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- aet.
-
- agba
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, of the legume family.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- abr.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- aer-
-
- Tit.
-
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- ANSI
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- str.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Baba
-
noun,
a spongelike cake leavened with yeast and often containing raisins, baked in a small mold and then usually soaked with a rum syrup.
- Babe
-
noun,
a baby or child.
- stg.
-
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Babi
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- Babs
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Barbara.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- BAgE
-
- BAgr
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- ates
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bar.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Barb
-
noun,
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Sra.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- 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.
- attn
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Arg.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ARIS
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- tab.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- att.
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- art.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ergs
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- est.
-
- ISBN
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ebbs
-
noun,
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- NIRA
-
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- RIBA
-
- NTSB
-
- NTIA
-
- NRAB
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Ire.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- 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:
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- 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.
- gras
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- GATT
-
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- inae
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ette
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- ign.
-
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- IATA
-
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- 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.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gres
-
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- NEbE
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Reg.
-
- RNAS
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- BSAA
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- BSRT
-
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BSNA
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- BSGE
-
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- BSAE
-
- BSBA
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- BSEE
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Sab.
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- 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.
- ETS
-
- IBN
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Agt
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Ga.
-
- ANG
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Bn.
-
- gi.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ib.
-
- GBE
-
- IAS
-
- ise
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ier
-
- sb.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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.
- ETR
-
- SBE
-
- se-
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ing
-
- Ir.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ine
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- BNS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- 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.
- in.
-
- SBA
-
- IRS
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- BRE
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ia.
-
- BIE
-
- Gr.
-
- RTS
-
- SAE
-
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- rte
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- abb
-
noun,
low-grade wool from the breech or outer edges of a fleece.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- rt.
-
- Ges
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- abn
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Rs.
-
- SAA
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- 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.
- TSE
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- ab-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ag-
-
- AIA
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RGB
-
- 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.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- GSA
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GSR
-
- gt.
-
- GTS
-
- GTT
-
- TIA
-
- TGN
-
- SAR
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- abt
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TNT
-
- Tng
-
- TNB
-
- RNA
-
- ae.
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- AEA
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- GRB
-
- gre
-
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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:
- TBA
-
- TTS
-
- Tbi
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- BSN
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- STI
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Bab
-
noun,
abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Br.
-
- be-
-
- REA
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ea.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- NES
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sgt
-
- BBA
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- 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).
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- nr.
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Sr.
-
- ebb
-
noun,
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- SRB
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- bbs
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- Eg.
-
- EbN
-
- EBS
-
- EEG
-
- eir
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- EIS
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- Re.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- STB
-
- BST
-
- NSA
-
- RBI
-
- NRA
-
- ATB
-
- EAA
-
- ATA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ERT
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAA
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- 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.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- 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.
- ESR
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ean
-
- ISR
-
- BRT
-
- ARS
-
- BSA
-
- ne-
-
- at.
-
- BSE
-
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- ast
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ASR
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ASN
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- NEA
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- asb
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- ase
-
- NBA
-
- ASI
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TT
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- GN
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- Eb
-
- EI
-
- SN
-
- SG
-
- 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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- S.
-
- T1
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NG
-
- NI
-
- G.
-
- GB
-
- IG
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rg
-
- TG
-
- ee
-
- TB
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- t.
-
- i.
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- BG
-
- BB
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.