Anagrams of carbohydrates
Word carbohydrates has
2024 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of carbohydrates.
- carbohydrate
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
- carbohydrase
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noun,
any of numerous enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of disaccharides, polysaccharides, and glycosides.
- shortbread
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noun,
a butter cookie commonly made in thick, pie-shaped wheels or rolled and cut in fancy shapes.
- ascorbate
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noun,
a salt or other derivative of ascorbic acid.
- theocrasy
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noun,
a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- hard-core
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noun,
the permanent, dedicated, and completely faithful nucleus of a group or movement, as of a political party.
- orchestra
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noun,
a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- starboard
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noun,
the right-hand side of or direction from a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.
- adsorbate
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noun,
a substance that is adsorbed.
- broadcast
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noun,
something that is broadcast.
- Carothers
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noun,
Wallace Hume, 1896–1937, U.S. chemist: associated with the invention of synthetic nylon material.
- shadberry
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noun,
the fruit of a shadbush.
- short-day
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adjective,
requiring a short photoperiod.
- red-short
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adjective,
brittle when at red heat, as iron or steel containing too much sulfur.
- chordates
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noun,
a chordate animal.
- boarders
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noun,
a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.
- broaches
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noun,
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- brocades
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noun,
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
- boatyard
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noun,
a yard or waterside location at which boats, small craft, and the like are built, maintained, docked, etc.
- chayotes
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noun,
a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
- erythro-
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- charades
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noun,
charades, (used with a singular verb) a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess.
- estocada
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noun,
the thrust of the sword by the matador into the bull in the final stage of a bullfight, designed to kill the bull.
- cathedra
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noun,
the seat or throne of a bishop in the principal church of a diocese.
- seaboard
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noun,
the line where land and sea meet.
- cabarets
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noun,
a restaurant providing food, drink, music, a dance floor, and often a floor show.
- headstay
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noun,
(on a sailing vessel) a stay leading forward from the head of the foremost mast to the stem head or the end of the bowsprit.
- corrades
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verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- hystero-
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- hydrator
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noun,
something that hydrates.
- hydrates
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noun,
any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
- archaeo-
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- catarrhs
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- aerators
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noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- bearcats
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- cadastre
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noun,
an official register of the ownership, extent, and value of real property in a given area, used as a basis of taxation.
- hard-set
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adjective,
firmly or rigidly set; fixed:
- tracheas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- abreacts
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verb (used with object),
to remove by abreaction.
- caboshed
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adjective,
(of an animal, as a deer) shown facing forward without a neck:
- tracheo-
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- catheads
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noun,
a projecting timber or metal beam to which an anchor is hoisted and secured.
- Strachey
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noun,
(Giles) Lytton [jahylz lit-n] /dʒaɪlz ˈlɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1880–1932, English biographer and literary critic.
- arboreta
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noun,
a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.
- redcoats
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noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- Chartres
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral.
- Rothesay
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noun,
a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- braceros
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- chresard
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noun,
the water in soil that is available to plants for absorption.
- basecoat
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noun,
a first coat of a surfacing material, as paint.
- chordate
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noun,
a chordate animal.
- Chordata
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noun,
the phylum comprising the chordates.
- bastardy
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noun,
the state or condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy.
- breadths
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noun,
the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.
- roadster
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noun,
an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.
- horsecar
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noun,
a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- Charters
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- sorbate
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noun,
a sorbed substance.
- hectors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- threads
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noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- catarrh
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- coarser
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adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- Catesby
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noun,
Robert, 1573–1605, English Catholic conspirator, leader in Gunpowder Plot.
- hearsay
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noun,
unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge:
- barrets
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noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- hatreds
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noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- archers
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noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- Cythera
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noun,
a Greek island in the Mediterranean, S of Peloponnesus: site of former ancient temple of Aphrodite. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- Cathars
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noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- cathead
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noun,
a projecting timber or metal beam to which an anchor is hoisted and secured.
- sorcery
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noun,
the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
- Harstad
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noun,
a seaport in W Norway: herring fishing.
- dabster
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noun,
Slang. an expert.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- archery
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noun,
the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
- bayards
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noun,
Pierre Terrail [pyer te-ra-yuh] /pyɛr tɛˈra yə/ (Show IPA), Seigneur de [se-nyœr duh] /sɛˈnyœr də/ (Show IPA), ("the knight without fear and without reproach") 1473–1524, heroic French soldier.
- barytas
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noun,
Also called calcined baryta, barium oxide, barium monoxide, barium protoxide. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- arbored
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adjective,
furnished with an arbor.
- Coryate
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noun,
Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
- cordate
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adjective,
heart-shaped:
- hyster-
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- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- costard
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noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- barytes
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noun,
barite.
- daresay
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verb (used with or without object),
to venture to say (something); assume (something) as probable (used only in present sing. 1st person):
- Berchta
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noun,
Perchta.
- botches
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noun,
a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- dry-rot
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noun,
Plant Pathology.
a decay of seasoned timber, resulting in its becoming brittle and crumbling to a dry powder, caused by various fungi.
any of various diseases of plants in which the rotted tissues are dry.
- hydrate
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noun,
any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- hydrase
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noun,
any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the addition of a water molecule into a compound without causing hydrolysis.
- Herbart
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noun,
Johann Friedrich [yoh-hahn free-drikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1776–1841, German philosopher and educator.
- daystar
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noun,
a morning star.
- Earhart
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noun,
Amelia (Mary) 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.
- earshot
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noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- stearo-
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- torches
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noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- starred
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noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- ascared
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adjective,
afraid; scared.
- tochers
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- dehorts
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verb (used with object),
to try to dissuade.
- chadors
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noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- carroty
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adjective,
like a carrot, as in color, flavor, or shape.
- echards
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noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- charter
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- Bastard
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noun,
a person born of unmarried parents; an illegitimate child.
- destroy
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- chayote
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noun,
a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
- 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.
- ashtray
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noun,
a receptacle for tobacco ashes of smokers.
- batches
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noun,
a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together:
- charade
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noun,
charades, (used with a singular verb) a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess.
- starchy
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
- cerato-
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- darters
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noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- bearcat
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- harbors
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noun,
a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- Dasehra
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noun,
a Hindu festival symbolizing the triumph of good over evil, celebrated for ten days in October.
- barters
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noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- Drosera
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noun,
any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs, comprising the sundews.
- bathers
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noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- datchas
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noun,
dacha.
- dearths
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noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- choreas
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noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- arthro-
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- Deborah
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noun,
a prophetess and judge of Israel. Judges 4, 5.
- tabards
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noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- cathode
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noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current leaves an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- arrobas
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noun,
a Spanish and Portuguese unit of weight of varying value, equal to 25.37 pounds avoirdupois (9.5 kilograms) in Mexico and to 32.38 pounds avoirdupois (12 kilograms) in Brazil.
- erratas
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- debtors
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noun,
a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor).
- charros
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noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- Erhardt
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noun,
a male given name.
- chryso-
-
- Tabasco
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noun,
a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- berthas
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noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- rectory
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noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- red-hat
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noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- redcoat
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noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- redacts
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verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- abrades
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verb (used with or without object),
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- abraser
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noun,
a machine for testing the abrasion resistance of a material.
- breathy
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adjective,
(of the voice) characterized by audible or excessive emission of breath.
- abreact
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verb (used with object),
to remove by abreaction.
- abreast
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adverb, adjective,
side by side; beside each other in a line:
- abroach
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adverb, adjective,
opened or tapped so that the contents can flow out; broached:
- breaths
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noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- trashed
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noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- Records
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noun,
an act of recording.
- rebatos
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noun,
rabato.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- brocade
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noun,
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
- Achates
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) the faithful companion and friend of Aeneas.
- boaters
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noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- ratches
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noun,
a ratchet.
- Brother
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noun,
a male offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; a male sibling.
- rasbora
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noun,
any of several minnows of the genus Rasbora, inhabiting fresh waters of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, especially the silvery R. heteromorpha, that has a black triangular marking near the tail and is often kept in aquariums.
- acrobat
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noun,
a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
- red-hot
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noun,
a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause.
- breadth
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noun,
the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.
- boaster
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noun,
a person who boasts or brags.
- sarcode
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noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- borscht
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noun,
any of various eastern European soups made with beets, cabbage, potatoes, or other vegetables and served hot or chilled, often with sour cream.
- Sabaoth
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noun,
armies; hosts. Rom. 9:29; James 5:4.
- bothers
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noun,
something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying:
- bracero
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- bracers
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- rosebay
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noun,
any of several rhododendrons, as the great laurel of eastern North America or Rhododendron macrophyllum, of the west coast of North America.
- trocars
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- borders
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noun,
a region in SE Scotland. 1804 sq. mi. (4671 sq. km).
- royster
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verb (used without object),
roister.
- brachy-
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- rochets
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- retards
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noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- borates
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noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- Roberts
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noun,
Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- Roberta
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Robert.
- borasca
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noun,
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- roaches
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noun,
a cockroach.
- abashed
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adjective,
ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted:
- bradsot
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noun,
braxy (def 1).
- rhetors
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noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- brayers
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noun,
a small roller for inking type by hand, usually for making a proof.
- rhabdo-
-
- traders
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noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- corrade
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verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- oraches
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noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- boarder
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noun,
a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.
- orchard
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noun,
an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
- carboys
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noun,
a large glass bottle protected by basketwork or a wooden box, used especially for holding corrosive liquids.
- Thraces
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noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- by-road
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noun,
a side road.
- Shorter
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noun,
Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- tracery
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- tracers
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- trachy-
-
- aerator
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noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- Cabrera
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noun,
Manuel Estrada [Spanish mahn-wel es-trah-th ah] /Spanish mɑnˈwɛl ɛsˈtrɑ ðɑ/ (Show IPA), Estrada Cabrera, Manuel.
- cabaret
-
noun,
a restaurant providing food, drink, music, a dance floor, and often a floor show.
- betrays
-
verb (used with object),
to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty:
- Sectary
-
noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- hotbeds
-
noun,
a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass-covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season.
- rabatos
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noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- torsade
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noun,
a twisted cord.
- Obrecht
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noun,
Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1430–1505, Dutch composer and conductor.
- thready
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adjective,
consisting of or resembling a thread or threads; fibrous; filamentous.
- trachea
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- careys
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noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- broths
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noun,
thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
- bracts
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- carboy
-
noun,
a large glass bottle protected by basketwork or a wooden box, used especially for holding corrosive liquids.
- Castor
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
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noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- chores
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noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- brady-
-
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- chrys-
-
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- cyders
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noun,
cider.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carrot
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noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- carrys
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Carew.
- Corday
-
noun,
Charlotte (Maria Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont) 1768–93, French Revolutionary heroine: assassinated Jean-Paul Marat.
- bother
-
noun,
something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying:
- bracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- caryo-
-
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Casbah
-
noun,
Kasbah.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- cysto-
-
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- brayer
-
noun,
a small roller for inking type by hand, usually for making a proof.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- carbo-
-
- broach
-
noun,
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- charro
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- Charry
-
adjective,
of, like, or covered with charcoal.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- charas
-
noun,
hashish.
- theory
-
noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Broads
-
noun,
The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- chaeta
-
noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- broche
-
noun,
(in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn.
- Thayer
-
noun,
Sylvanus, 1785–1872, U.S. army officer and educator.
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- BSArch
-
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- charrs
-
noun,
char2 .
- brashy
-
adjective,
brash.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- breach
-
noun,
the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- breads
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- chesty
-
adjective,
having a well-developed chest or bosom.
- cerat-
-
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cherry
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- 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.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- breath
-
noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- Cathay
-
noun,
China.
- Charta
-
noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- chards
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- Brecht
-
noun,
Bertolt [ber-tawlt] /ˈbɛr tɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Osbert
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
- oyster
-
noun,
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Searcy
-
noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- orders
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scythe
-
noun,
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- schrod
-
noun,
scrod.
- rabato
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- 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.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Sedrah
-
noun,
Sidrah.
- rayahs
-
noun,
a Christian subject of an Ottoman ruler.
- Sherry
-
noun,
a fortified, amber-colored wine of southern Spain or any of various similar wines made elsewhere.
- Hobart
-
noun,
Garret Augustus [gar-it] /ˈgær ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1844–99, U.S. lawyer and politician: vice president of the U.S. 1897–99.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- horary
-
adjective,
pertaining to an hour; indicating the hours:
- Horsey
-
adjective,
horsy.
- hotbed
-
noun,
a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass-covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season.
- shorty
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- yachts
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- Shebat
-
noun,
Shevat.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Sharra
-
noun,
a member of a Mongol people inhabiting Outer Mongolia.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- serdab
-
noun,
a chamber inside a mastaba containing a statue of the deceased.
- serbo-
-
- obeahs
-
noun,
a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- scato-
-
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- hoards
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Rhodes
-
noun,
Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- Robert
-
noun,
Henry Martyn [mahr-tn] /ˈmɑr tn/ (Show IPA), 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
- sardar
-
noun,
sirdar.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- sarco-
-
- Rosary
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- Rheydt
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, adjacent to Mönchen-Gladbach. 96,000 (1963).
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- Rotary
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- rrhoea
-
- sacro-
-
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- sabora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- rhetor
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- rhedas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- rasher
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- scarry
-
adjective,
marked with the scars of wounds.
- scarab
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- retro-
-
- record
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- rectos
-
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- rehabs
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- resorb
-
verb (used with object),
to absorb again, as an exudation.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- retard
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- hyeto-
-
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- tacho-
-
- deathy
-
adjective, adverb,
deathly.
- deaths
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- debars
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- debtor
-
noun,
a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor).
- decays
-
noun,
decomposition; rot:
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- dehort
-
verb (used with object),
to try to dissuade.
- descry
-
verb (used with object),
to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy:
- datcha
-
noun,
dacha.
- desorb
-
verb (used with object),
to remove an absorbate or adsorbate from (an absorbent or adsorbent).
- tachy-
-
- detach
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- dobras
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- tabors
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- datary
-
noun,
the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
- dorser
-
noun,
dosser1 .
- creasy
-
adjective,
full of creases.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- Cosyra
-
noun,
ancient name of Pantelleria.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- dasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that dashes.
- cryst.
-
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Crosby
-
noun,
Bing (Harry Lillis Crosby) 1904–77, U.S. singer and actor.
- tarso-
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- dachas
-
noun,
a Russian country house or villa.
- darter
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- Dorsey
-
noun,
Tommy, 1905–56, U.S. jazz trombonist and bandleader.
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- hydros
-
noun,
Informal. hydroelectric power.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Harare
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Zimbabwe, in the NE part.
- harbor
-
noun,
a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- sorbet
-
noun,
sherbet (defs 1, 3).
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- hearty
-
noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- hecto-
-
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- Hyades
-
noun,
Astronomy. a group of stars comprising a moving cluster in the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the approach of rain when they rose with the sun.
- hydras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two; Hercules killed this serpent by cauterizing the necks as he cut off the heads.
- hydro-
-
- hydroa
-
noun,
any skin condition characterized by red vesicular areas.
- estray
-
noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- dorter
-
noun,
a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
- Storey
-
noun,
story2 .
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- dreary
-
adjective,
causing sadness or gloom.
- dryers
-
noun,
Also, drier. a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat:
- tabard
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- strobe
-
noun,
Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
- Strabo
-
noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Stacey
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- earthy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- echard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- Steady
-
noun,
Informal. a person of the opposite sex whom one dates exclusively; sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend.
- starry
-
adjective,
abounding with stars:
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- Erhard
-
noun,
Ludwig, 1897–1977, West German economist and government official: chancellor 1963–66.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- botchy
-
adjective,
poorly made or done; bungled.
- crayer
-
noun,
a small sailing vessel formerly used in trade along the coasts of western Europe.
- Bayard
-
noun,
Pierre Terrail [pyer te-ra-yuh] /pyɛr tɛˈra yə/ (Show IPA), Seigneur de [se-nyœr duh] /sɛˈnyœr də/ (Show IPA), ("the knight without fear and without reproach") 1473–1524, heroic French soldier.
- Barros
-
noun,
João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), ("the Portuguese Livy") 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
- abased
-
adjective,
(of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual:
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- Abydos
-
noun,
an ancient ruined city in central Egypt, near Thebes: temples and necropolis.
- thyrse
-
noun,
a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.
- arrays
-
noun,
order or arrangement, as of troops drawn up for battle.
- trashy
-
adjective,
of the nature of trash; inferior in quality; rubbishy; useless or worthless.
- todays
-
noun,
this present day:
- Ayesha
-
noun,
Aisha.
- thyro-
-
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- aboard
-
Idioms,
all aboard!, (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on!
- boards
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- barter
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- Barsac
-
noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- arroba
-
noun,
a Spanish and Portuguese unit of weight of varying value, equal to 25.37 pounds avoirdupois (9.5 kilograms) in Mexico and to 32.38 pounds avoirdupois (12 kilograms) in Brazil.
- Barret
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- arhats
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- barred
-
noun,
a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose:
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- abrade
-
verb (used with or without object),
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- Baroda
-
noun,
a former state in W India.
- boarts
-
noun,
bort.
- abrash
-
noun,
any variation or change, typically striation, in the different dyes of an Oriental rug as it ages.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- abroad
-
noun,
a foreign land or lands:
- ardors
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- baches
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- ardebs
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- abates
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- beachy
-
adjective,
covered with pebbles or sand.
- astro-
-
- astray
-
adverb, adjective,
out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route:
- beards
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Torbay
-
noun,
a borough in S Devonshire, in SW England: seaside resort.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- becard
-
noun,
any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.
- bedash
-
verb (used with object),
to dash or spatter (something) all over:
- adsorb
-
verb (used with object),
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
- treasr
-
- throbs
-
noun,
the act of throbbing.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- adobes
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- Bertha
-
noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- berths
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- abhors
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- bathos
-
noun,
a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.
- batho-
-
- bathy-
-
- bathes
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- torchy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a torch song or a torch singer.
- bather
-
noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- arthr-
-
- artery
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- betray
-
verb (used with object),
to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty:
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- arched
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- trader
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- bardes
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- boheas
-
noun,
an inferior grade of black tea.
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- BArchE
-
- baryes
-
noun,
microbar.
- aceto-
-
- barcas
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- Bordet
-
noun,
Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent [zhyl zhahn ba-teest van-sahn] /ʒül ʒɑ̃ baˈtist vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1870–1961, Belgian physiologist and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1919.
- Bardot
-
noun,
Brigitte (Camille Javal) born 1934, French film actress and animal rights activist.
- baryta
-
noun,
Also called calcined baryta, barium oxide, barium monoxide, barium protoxide. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.
- borers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- Border
-
noun,
the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- Troyes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.
- Bactra
-
noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- Arcady
-
noun,
Arcadia.
- Torrey
-
noun,
John, 1796–1873, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- boyars
-
noun,
Russian History. a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank dependent on state service.
- borate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- archt.
-
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- doeth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rayah
-
noun,
a Christian subject of an Ottoman ruler.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Orth.
-
- atory
-
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- oste-
-
- adyta
-
noun,
(in ancient worship) a sacred place that the public was forbidden to enter; an inner shrine.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- dorrs
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- drays
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- aero-
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- drabs
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- cryo-
-
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- Bayar
-
noun,
Celâl [je-lahl] /dʒɛˈlɑl/ (Show IPA), 1884–1986, Turkish statesman: president 1950–60.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- dorty
-
adjective,
sullen; sulky.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orch.
-
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- tyros
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- bahts
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- tarry
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- Scot.
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Deary
-
noun,
darling.
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- tayra
-
noun,
a small animal, Eira barbara, of the weasel family, ranging from Mexico to tropical South America.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Darby
-
noun,
a float having two handles, used by plasterers.
- acro-
-
- toady
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- RADAR
-
noun,
Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- darts
-
- Radha
-
noun,
the milkmaid who became the consort of Krishna.
- rayed
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Rahab
-
noun,
a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- bact.
-
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- tardy
-
adjective,
late; behind time; not on time:
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- dashy
-
adjective,
showy; stylish; dashing.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- BArch
-
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- desc.
-
- Derry
-
noun,
a meaningless refrain or chorus in old songs.
- Derby
-
noun,
a city in Derbyshire in central England.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scat-
-
- Tobey
-
noun,
Mark, 1890–1976, U.S. painter.
- today
-
noun,
this present day:
- decry
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- dacha
-
noun,
a Russian country house or villa.
- Baeda
-
noun,
Saint, Bede, Saint.
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- decoy
-
noun,
a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Decay
-
noun,
decomposition; rot:
- deca-
-
- 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.
- actos
-
- cyst-
-
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Heady
-
adjective,
intoxicating:
- heads
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- shoad
-
noun,
float (def 43).
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- Yasht
-
noun,
a hymn to a deity.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hect-
-
- archy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Sheba
-
noun,
Queen of, the queen who visited Solomon to test his wisdom. I Kings 10:1–13.
- Hardy
-
noun,
a chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole (hardy hole) in a blacksmith's anvil.
- hards
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Harry
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- sherd
-
noun,
shard.
- areo-
-
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Hasty
-
adjective,
moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- Yeats
-
noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- yeast
-
noun,
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Herby
-
adjective,
abounding in herbs or grass.
- Hayes
-
noun,
Carlton J(oseph) H(untley) 1882–1964, U.S. historian, educator, and diplomat.
- hort.
-
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- hoary
-
adjective,
gray or white with age:
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- horsy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse.
- Araby
-
noun,
Arabia.
- hoyas
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- Horeb
-
noun,
a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai.
- horde
-
noun,
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- yacht
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- shred
-
noun,
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- herds
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Herod
-
noun,
("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- herry
-
verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Arab.
-
- hydr-
-
- Hydra
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two; Hercules killed this serpent by cauterizing the necks as he cut off the heads.
- arche
-
- Archd
-
- Arch.
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- sorry
-
adjective,
feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.:
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- Bosch
-
noun,
Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- octa-
-
- ahead
-
Idioms,
ahead of,
in front of; before:
superior to; beyond:
in advance of; at an earlier time than:
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ster.
-
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- ecto-
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- asco-
-
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Edyth
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- sect.
-
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- stroy
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- Dryas
-
noun,
any creeping plant belonging to the genus Dryas, of the rose family, having solitary white or yellow flowers, comprising the mountain avens.
- dryer
-
noun,
Also, drier. a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat:
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- stray
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Story
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- shard
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- Shaba
-
noun,
a province in the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo: important mining area. 191,878 sq. mi. (496,964 sq. km). Capital: Lubumbashi.
- Srta.
-
- shade
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- shady
-
Idioms,
on the shady side of, Informal. beyond (the specified age); more than:
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- array
-
noun,
order or arrangement, as of troops drawn up for battle.
- Hadar
-
noun,
a first magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus.
- Hadas
-
noun,
Moses, 1900–66, U.S. classical scholar, teacher, and author.
- Hades
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- hadst
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- ayahs
-
noun,
(in India) a native maid or nurse.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- obeah
-
noun,
a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- obdt.
-
- Obad.
-
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Stacy
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- sero-
-
- serry
-
verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- estab
-
- Esth.
-
- Ashab
-
plural noun,
those associating with Muhammad at any time in his life.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- troys
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- treas
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- cero-
-
- Beach
-
noun,
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- byres
-
noun,
a cow shed.
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- tears
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- rhet.
-
- BSRet
-
- Bryce
-
noun,
James, 1st Viscount, 1838–1922, British diplomat, historian, and jurist: born in Ireland.
- tech.
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- beady
-
adjective,
beadlike; small, globular, and glittering:
- Cathy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- beads
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- bodes
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- 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.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- rhod-
-
- Cath.
-
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- boyar
-
noun,
Russian History. a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank dependent on state service.
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- abhor
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Tycho
-
noun,
a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.
- char-
-
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- chays
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- Tyche
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of fortune.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- retd.
-
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- rrhea
-
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- chads
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- Bohea
-
noun,
an inferior grade of black tea.
- satyr
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- cert.
-
- throb
-
noun,
the act of throbbing.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- Boyds
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Gaelic word meaning “light.”.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- theo-
-
- ryots
-
noun,
a peasant.
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- BSChE
-
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Card.
-
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- beths
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- troch
-
- Betsy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- carb-
-
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- sarc-
-
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- Boche
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- cata-
-
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- broch
-
noun,
a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
- rhoea
-
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- broth
-
noun,
thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
- Achad
-
noun,
Akkad.
- Bercy
-
noun,
a white sauce flavored with white wine, shallots, fish stock, and parsley: usually served with fish.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- Carry
-
noun,
range, as of a gun.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- techy
-
noun,
techie.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- BSHEd
-
- Berry
-
noun,
any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- Ryder
-
noun,
Albert Pinkham [ping-kuh m] /ˈpɪŋ kəm/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, U.S. painter.
- theor
-
- berth
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- BeShT
-
noun,
Baal Shem-Tov.
- chary
-
adjective,
cautious or careful; wary:
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- Corby
-
noun,
a town in NE Northamptonshire, in S England.
- corr.
-
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- cores
-
- Barye
-
noun,
microbar.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Botha
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee] /luˈi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1919, South African general and statesman.
- Bothe
-
noun,
Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1891–1957, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- btry.
-
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bothy
-
noun,
a hut or small cottage.
- Terry
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- abstr
-
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- baro-
-
- baths
-
- 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.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Ready
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Achab
-
noun,
Ahab (def 1).
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- botch
-
noun,
a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- rears
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- bardy
-
noun,
a beetle larva of Australia, Bardistus cibarius, that bores into plants and is used as food by Aborigines.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Cosby
-
noun,
William Henry (Bill) born 1937, U.S. comedian and actor.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- acet-
-
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Sabah
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the N tip of Borneo: formerly a British crown colony. 29,347 sq. mi. (76,008 sq. km). Capital: Kota Kinabalu.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- 30-30
-
- brash
-
noun,
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Basho
-
noun,
(Basho Matsuo) 1644?–94, Japanese poet.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- brays
-
noun,
the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Boyer
-
noun,
Jean Pierre [zhahn pyer] /ʒɑ̃ pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1776–1850, Haitian political leader: president 1818–43.
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- batch
-
noun,
a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together:
- Sayao
-
noun,
Bidú [bee-doo;; Portuguese bih-doo] /ˈbi du;; Portuguese bɪˈdu/ (Show IPA), (Balduina de Oliveira Sayão) 1902–1999, Brazilian soprano.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- restr
-
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Theos
-
- bathe
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- sadhe
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- obeys
-
verb (used with object),
to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of:
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Tchad
-
noun,
Chad.
- terr.
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- brads
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- cyto-
-
- basad
-
adverb,
toward the base.
- Barry
-
noun,
Sir Charles, 1795–1860, English architect.
- abash
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed:
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- tera-
-
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- Barth
-
noun,
John (Simmons) [sim-uh nz] /ˈsɪm ənz/ (Show IPA), born 1930, U.S. novelist.
- Bart.
-
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Borah
-
noun,
William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
- cyder
-
noun,
cider.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Rory
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- RdAc
-
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- std.
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- shr.
-
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hos.
-
- 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.
- Sab.
-
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- yods
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Yedo
-
noun,
a former name of Tokyo.
- yeah
-
adverb,
yes.
- yech
-
interjection,
yuck1 .
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- shod
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Yard
-
noun,
a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- yobs
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- Sat.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- scr.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- sch.
-
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Adah
-
noun,
one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- OSRD
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- ord.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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:
- abr.
-
- rad.
-
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- acea
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- rcd.
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- ACDA
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- acad
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ACTH
-
- ScBE
-
- abs-
-
- 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.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- obs.
-
- ayah
-
noun,
(in India) a native maid or nurse.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- obey
-
verb (used with object),
to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of:
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Shay
-
noun,
a chaise.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- yrs.
-
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- orby
-
adjective,
like or pertaining to an orb.
- aer-
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Rhys
-
noun,
Jean (Ellen Gwendolen Rees Williams) 1890–1979, English novelist, born in Dominica.
- 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.
- SATB
-
- aet.
-
- sec.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sech
-
- secy
-
- OECD
-
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Ahab
-
noun,
a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b.c. I Kings 16–22.
- Oct.
-
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- ahoy
-
interjection,
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
- AHSA
-
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- achy
-
adjective,
having or causing an aching sensation:
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- 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.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- crat
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Bays
-
noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- Chr.
-
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- BASH
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- BASc
-
- chs.
-
- Cody
-
noun,
William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") 1846–1917, U.S. Army scout and showman.
- tchr
-
- cyte
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Barr
-
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Cres
-
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- DChE
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Tob.
-
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- deb.
-
- BRCS
-
- Debs
-
noun,
Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- Toby
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- Dec.
-
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- dat.
-
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Baya
-
noun,
a common weaverbird, Ploceus philippinus, of India.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- baht
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- BAEd
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- BChE
-
- tody
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- BSAE
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- Body
-
noun,
the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- BSAA
-
- BSCE
-
- 1080
-
- BSCh
-
- they
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- BSEc
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- BSHA
-
- BSHE
-
- the-
-
- BSOT
-
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- BTCh
-
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- bot.
-
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- both
-
pronoun,
the one as well as the other:
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Boyd
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Gaelic word meaning “light.”.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bray
-
noun,
the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BSRT
-
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- beys
-
noun,
a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- 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.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cdr.
-
- 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.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- TDRS
-
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- BDSA
-
- BDes
-
- chay
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ter.
-
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- byte
-
noun,
adjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit.
- byre
-
noun,
a cow shed.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Byrd
-
noun,
Richard Evelyn, 1888–1957, rear admiral in U.S. Navy: polar explorer.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Beth
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- deys
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Sra.
-
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- Hab.
-
- Haba
-
noun,
Alois [ah-lois] /ˈɑ lɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, Czech composer.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Hays
-
noun,
Will (Harrison) 1879–1954, U.S. lawyer, politician, and official of the motion-picture industry.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- arr.
-
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- etc.
-
- est.
-
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asc-
-
- EDTA
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eso-
-
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- der.
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Esd.
-
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- stbd
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Hyde
-
noun,
Douglas, 1860–1949, Irish author and statesman: president of Ireland. 1938–45.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- hyte
-
adjective,
insane; mad.
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- hobs
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Syr.
-
- Hoya
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- hoys
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- hor.
-
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- HEAO
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Heb.
-
- Hebr
-
- Hedy
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pleasing.”.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Ste.
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Doty
-
adjective,
(of wood) decayed.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Dray
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- drch
-
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- drys
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- tab.
-
- ashy
-
adjective,
ash-colored; pale; wan:
- str.
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- ates
-
- DOHC
-
- Dory
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- ator
-
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- ect-
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- doby
-
noun,
adobe.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- Dyer
-
noun,
John, 1700–58, British poet.
- Dyce
-
noun,
Alexander, 1798–1869, Scottish editor.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- eco-
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- TODS
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- dyes
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dys-
-
- 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.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- TSE
-
- TSH
-
- SDR
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- SAR
-
- ScD
-
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SCB
-
- sht
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SDA
-
- SAE
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- tra
-
- TBD
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- 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.
- TBO
-
- SED
-
- sc.
-
- TCA
-
- SHA
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- 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).
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- SBE
-
- TDY
-
- TCS
-
- STB
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- SRB
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- sho
-
- THC
-
- Tro
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TRH
-
- ThD
-
- ThB
-
- th-
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sr.
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- shy
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- TBA
-
- tr.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CEO
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CBS
-
- CDT
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- ChB
-
- CAA
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- Cyd
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CYO
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ct.
-
- CRT
-
- BST
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- BRT
-
- BSA
-
- BSD
-
- BSE
-
- bsh
-
- BSO
-
- Bt.
-
- cs.
-
- BTE
-
- BTh
-
- ca.
-
- CBD
-
- CBE
-
- ch.
-
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
-
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Dr.
-
- dh-
-
- dha
-
- dye
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- DOB
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DOT
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noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DRE
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- Dey
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noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- Dry
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noun,
a prohibitionist.
- DSA
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- DSR
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- SAA
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- DTh
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- eo-
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
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- DET
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- DEA
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- CSO
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- DSO
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- CSR
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- CST
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- CTA
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- cte
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- DBE
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- do.
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- DOA
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- DSC
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- DAB
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noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- de-
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- DAE
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- dah
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noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DAY
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noun,
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset:
- DAR
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- DAS
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noun,
hyrax.
- DBA
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- DBS
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- d-c
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
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- BRE
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- Boy
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noun,
a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
- EAA
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- AHE
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- ade
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noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ado
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noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ADS
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noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
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- AEA
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- AEC
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- AES
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noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AHA
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- aye
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noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ADA
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noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- AYH
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- Ayr
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noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- ays
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- AOA
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- aor
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- ARA
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noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- arb
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noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ADB
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- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ARE
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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.
- Aar
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- ab-
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- ABA
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noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ac-
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- ad-
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- ADC
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- Ar.
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- AAE
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- aah
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noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- AAS
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACS
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- ABC
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noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- abd
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- Abe
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noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- aby
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to pay the penalty of.
- Abo
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abt
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- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACH
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interjection,
alas; oh.
- acy
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- ard
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- ary
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adjective,
any; anyone.
- boa
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noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- BDA
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- bad
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noun,
that which is bad:
- bah
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interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- Bay
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noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- BAO
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noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- BAS
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Bat
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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.
- BCD
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- BCS
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- Bde
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- Br.
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- BEA
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noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- bec
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- bey
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noun,
a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.
- BHA
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- BHC
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- bhd
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- BHT
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- by-
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- bye
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noun,
Sports. in a tournament, the preferential status of a player or team not paired with a competitor in an early round and thus automatically advanced to play in the next round:
- Bac
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- BSC
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- ARS
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- ATA
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- ASA
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noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- asb
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- ase
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- Ash
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noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Aso
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
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- ast
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- at.
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- ATB
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- BOD
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noun,
body:
- ATC
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- ATS
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noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- BAA
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noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BCE
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- BCh
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plural,
bunch.
- bd.
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plural,
board.
- BDS
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plural,
board.
- be-
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- BED
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noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- ea.
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- DST
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- ead
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- OSA
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- red
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noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ob.
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- Oc.
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- ear
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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.
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- OED
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- OSB
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- Rey
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noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- OSD
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- Reb
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noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- OTC
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- REA
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- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- RDS
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- OAS
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- YTD
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- yod
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Oba
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noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- rhb
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- yah
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interjection,
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
- Yao
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noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- yar
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adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- yas
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rho
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- yds
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- rhe
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- yea
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noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- YOB
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noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- ret
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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.
- Yeo
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- yer
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- yes
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noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yet
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Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- YHA
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- TSR
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noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OBE
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- Rab
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noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- OTA
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- RBC
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- rat
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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.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ose
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- ot-
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- OTB
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- ory
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- ote
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- OTS
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- Rd.
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- Ray
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noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- rah
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RCS
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- Orr
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noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RDC
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- ODS
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCD
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- och
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interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
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- OCS
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- ODA
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noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
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noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODT
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- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- RDA
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- RCT
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- Oys
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noun,
a grandchild.
- RCA
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- ORB
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noun,
a sphere or globe:
- yad
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noun,
a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- rya
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noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Rye
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noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Ehr
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- rte
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- ETS
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- ETO
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- ety
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- ESR
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- Esc
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- ESA
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- ERT
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- err
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verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ery
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- RTS
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- EDT
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- Had
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noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- ec-
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EBS
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- SRO
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- So.
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- sd.
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- ECA
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- EDS
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noun,
education:
- ed.
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- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- EdB
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- EDC
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- edh
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noun,
eth.
- EDO
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- hr.
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- ETR
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- hae
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verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Hoy
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noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Rod
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noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Hob
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noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- hod
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noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Hoe
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noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- ROB
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noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- hot
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noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROA
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- HRE
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- hrs
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- HST
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- ht.
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- Hts
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- Hay
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noun,
grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- hyd
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- Roy
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noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- HAT
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noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- rt.
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- HAO
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- RSE
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- RSA
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- het
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noun,
a heterosexual person.
- has
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noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Re.
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- Rs.
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- HBO
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- HCR
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- hd.
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- Hey
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- AO
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- S.
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- SA
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- ry
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- RO
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- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- RH
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- cy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- TC
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- Hy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HB
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- D.
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- h.
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- DB
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- sy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- ey
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- TD
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- TB
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- t.
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- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- Eb
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- Y.
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- RC
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- OA
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- B-
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
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- BO
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- oy
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noun,
a grandchild.
- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- ty
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- BH
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- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- YT
-
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- yr
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- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- CB
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- ye
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pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- CE
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- yd
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noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- YB
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- YA
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.