Anagrams of breasting
Word breasting has
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- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- beatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- banister
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noun,
a baluster.
- bearings
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- 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.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- gaiters
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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).
- garnets
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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.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- 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.
- 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.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- tearing
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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.
- terbias
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- granite
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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.
- 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.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- grabens
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noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- Antibes
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noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- 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.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- banters
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- bearing
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Barents
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noun,
Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- 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.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- beating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- bangers
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noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- basting
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noun,
sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
- basinet
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Barnes
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noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- gaiter
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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).
- Barnet
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- gainst
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preposition,
against.
- Tarbes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- basnet
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noun,
basinet.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- gabies
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noun,
a fool.
- baster
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noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- targes
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Bering
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noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- bating
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noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- begins
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verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- bestir
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verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- binges
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noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- bister
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noun,
bistre.
- bistre
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noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- biters
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noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- bitser
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noun,
a mongrel dog.
- Benita
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noun,
a female given name.
- beings
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noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- earing
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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.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- brants
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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.
- begats
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plural noun,
genealogical lists, especially those in the Old Testament.
- breast
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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.
- brents
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noun,
brant.
- brines
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- brings
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Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- Besant
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noun,
bezant.
- terbia
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Garnet
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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.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- nebris
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noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Nesbit
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noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- Singer
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- signet
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noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- signer
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noun,
a person who signs.
- rabies
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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.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- ranges
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- rating
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- stager
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noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- reigns
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- resign
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verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
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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.
- Serang
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noun,
Ceram.
- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- Sanger
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- intra-
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- gastr-
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- grani-
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- Gbaris
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noun,
Gwari.
- genit.
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- tabers
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noun,
tabor.
- Gibran
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noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- string
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- gisant
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- Strega
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- barite
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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.
- graben
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noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- grains
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noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Grants
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noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- grates
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- gratis
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adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- Greats
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- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- ingest
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verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- INGRES
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noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
-
- inter.
-
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- barit.
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- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- absent
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adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- Angers
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noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- Argent
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- abient
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adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- tinges
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noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- banter
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- arsen-
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- tirage
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noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- trans.
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- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- barges
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noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- 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.
- Baring
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noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- grins
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noun,
a broad smile.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Greta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- intr.
-
- angi-
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- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Angie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- anis-
-
- grate
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- stair
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noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- stge.
-
- inst.
-
- sting
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noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stane
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
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- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- airts
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noun,
a direction.
- IATSE
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- treas
-
- Ibert
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noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- Ibsen
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noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stang
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noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anti-
-
- Grant
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noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Asben
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noun,
Aïr.
- Gates
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noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- 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.
- garni
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adjective,
garnished.
- garbs
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noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- gaits
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noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- gains
-
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Gabes
-
noun,
Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tangs
-
- Gbari
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noun,
Gwari.
- gears
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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:
- grans
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noun,
grandmother.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ante-
-
- grain
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- baris
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noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- gnars
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verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- tabes
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noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- girts
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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.
- girns
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noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- getas
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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.
- Taber
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noun,
tabor.
- gents
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noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Iran.
-
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- abets
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verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resin
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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.
- triga
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noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- Abner
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noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- rents
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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.
- reni-
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- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- 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.
- reign
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Regt.
-
- REGIS
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noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- abris
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noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Regin
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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.
- Regan
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- trig.
-
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 30-30
-
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- sanit
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- sebi-
-
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- abstr
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- sing.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- Nebr.
-
- nears
-
- 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.
- nitr-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Nabis
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Srta.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- aeri-
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- seti-
-
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- 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.
- 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.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- estab
-
- grabs
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- begat
-
verb,
simple past tense of beget.
- 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.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- astr.
-
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- brags
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- 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.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- 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.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- tera-
-
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Brig.
-
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bergs
-
noun,
iceberg.
- tears
-
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- BSRet
-
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- 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.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Beng.
-
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- 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.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Bart.
-
- 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.
- engr.
-
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- 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.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- aet.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- bet.
-
- RIBA
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- 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:
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bin-
-
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NIRA
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- 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.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- NRAB
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NTIA
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- 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.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- agit
-
- NTSB
-
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sig.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 1080
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- RNAS
-
- bar.
-
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- 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.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- SATB
-
- Sat.
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Sab.
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- tRNA
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Reg.
-
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- aer-
-
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- abs-
-
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- abr.
-
- 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.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Sra.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Arg.
-
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- tab.
-
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- 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.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Gen.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- BSNA
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- BSRT
-
- 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.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- 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.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- BSIR
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ergs
-
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- est.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Ens.
-
- 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).
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- Eng.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- art.
-
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- BSIT
-
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- gras
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- TRIB
-
- agst
-
- int.
-
- tri-
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- BSIE
-
- Aire
-
- ins.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Ire.
-
- agr.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- BAgE
-
- 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.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- BAgr
-
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- str.
-
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- gres
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- inae
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stg.
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- BSGE
-
- Ste.
-
- ter.
-
- BSAE
-
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- ign.
-
- ates
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SRB
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- se-
-
- 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.
- tra
-
- 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.
- TSE
-
- Sr.
-
- TSI
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SBE
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Tbi
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- TBA
-
- Sgt
-
- STB
-
- 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).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tng
-
- TGN
-
- TNB
-
- SBA
-
- 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.
- tr.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- STI
-
- TIA
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- GSR
-
- sb.
-
- Eg.
-
- EBS
-
- EbN
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- BTE
-
- EIS
-
- Bt.
-
- BST
-
- BSN
-
- BSE
-
- BSA
-
- BRT
-
- BRE
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BNS
-
- eir
-
- en-
-
- 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.
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- SAR
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Ges
-
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- gi.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- GBE
-
- 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.
- Ga.
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ESR
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Bn.
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Agt
-
- 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:
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- abt
-
- abn
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ag-
-
- ab-
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARS
-
- BIE
-
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- 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.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Br.
-
- asb
-
- be-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- 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.
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- 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.
- NIA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Re.
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- 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.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- 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:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- NES
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Gr.
-
- ne-
-
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- NBA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- RNA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RGB
-
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- REA
-
- RBI
-
- 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.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NEA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- IAS
-
- Ir.
-
- ing
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- GTS
-
- gt.
-
- GSA
-
- gre
-
- GRB
-
- IRS
-
- ine
-
- ISA
-
- ist
-
- ise
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ISR
-
- RI
-
- TB
-
- i.
-
- NG
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TG
-
- S.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SA
-
- SG
-
- t.
-
- 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.
- NI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RN
-
- 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.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SN
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- BG
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- G.
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- N.
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- IG
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- TN
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- Eb
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- GB
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- rg
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- GN
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