Anagrams of carcinogenesis
Word carcinogenesis has
1573 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of carcinogenesis.
- ciceronians
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noun,
a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
- carcinogens
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noun,
any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
- consignees
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noun,
a person or party to whom something, usually merchandise, is consigned.
- screenings
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noun,
the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.
- congeneric
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noun,
congener (def 3).
- cariogenic
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adjective,
conducive to the production or promotion of dental caries:
- isocracies
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noun,
a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
- signorinas
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a girl or unmarried woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- concierges
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noun,
(especially in France) a person who has charge of the entrance of a building and is often the owner's representative; doorkeeper.
- increasing
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- reasonings
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noun,
the act or process of a person who reasons.
- resonances
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noun,
the state or quality of being resonant.
- carcinogen
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noun,
any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
- coagencies
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noun,
joint agency.
- Ciceronian
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noun,
a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
- ignorances
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noun,
the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- crinogenic
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adjective,
stimulating secretion.
- recession
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- increases
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- recisions
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- sirenians
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- cogencies
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noun,
the quality or state of being convincing or persuasive:
- consignee
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noun,
a person or party to whom something, usually merchandise, is consigned.
- insincere
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adjective,
not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- congeries
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noun,
a collection of items or parts in one mass; assemblage; aggregation; heap:
- congeners
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noun,
a person or thing of the same kind or class as another.
- nose-ring
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noun,
a ring inserted in the nose of an animal, to facilitate leading it.
- nigrosine
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noun,
any of the class of deep blue or black dyes obtained by the oxidation of aniline, used as coloring agents in inks and shoe polishes and for dyeing leather, wood, textiles, and furs.
- sarcosine
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noun,
a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- ginneries
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noun,
a mill for ginning cotton.
- signorina
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a girl or unmarried woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- concierge
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noun,
(especially in France) a person who has charge of the entrance of a building and is often the owner's representative; doorkeeper.
- signories
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noun,
seigniory.
- narceines
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- seigniors
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noun,
a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- screening
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noun,
the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.
- ignorance
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noun,
the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- ensconces
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verb (used with object),
to settle securely or snugly:
- arginines
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noun,
an essential amino acid, C 6 H 14 N 4 O 2 : the free amino acid increases insulin secretion and is converted to urea in the liver by arginase. Symbol: R. Abbreviation: Arg;
- inorganic
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adjective,
not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies.
- recension
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noun,
an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
- canneries
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- egression
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noun,
a going out; egress.
- cicerones
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- Neisseria
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noun,
any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
- resonance
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noun,
the state or quality of being resonant.
- Ascension
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noun,
the act of ascending; ascent.
- reasoning
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noun,
the act or process of a person who reasons.
- aerogenic
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adjective,
producing gas, as certain bacteria.
- accession
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noun,
the act of coming into the possession of a right, title, office, etc.:
- seasoning
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noun,
salt or an herb, spice, or the like, for heightening or improving the flavor of food.
- cosigners
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noun,
a cosignatory.
- incenses
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- necroses
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- negronis
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noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- incisors
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- generics
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noun,
a generic term.
- aniconic
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adjective,
not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.:
- narceine
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- Ossining
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noun,
a town in SE New York, on the Hudson: the site of a state prison formerly known as Sing Sing.
- incienso
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noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- signoras
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- Ossianic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- cocaines
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- anserine
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adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- argosies
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noun,
a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
- engrains
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verb (used with object), adjective,
ingrain (defs 1, 2).
- assignee
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noun,
a person to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for his or her own enjoyment or in trust.
- arginine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, C 6 H 14 N 4 O 2 : the free amino acid increases insulin secretion and is converted to urea in the liver by arginase. Symbol: R. Abbreviation: Arg;
- cinerins
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- Gaiseric
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noun,
Genseric.
- scansion
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noun,
the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- insnares
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- raisings
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noun,
a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- cicerone
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- rinsings
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- seringas
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- arsenics
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- sericins
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- earnings
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noun,
money earned; wages; profits.
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- agencies
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noun,
an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another:
- canoness
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noun,
a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow.
- ingrains
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noun,
yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
- aginners
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noun,
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- crannogs
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noun,
(in ancient Ireland and Scotland) a lake dwelling, usually built on an artificial island.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- cosigner
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noun,
a cosignatory.
- agenesis
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noun,
absence of or failed development of a body part.
- grannies
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noun,
Informal. a grandmother.
- consigns
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verb (used with object),
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- ensnares
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- cancrine
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adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- ironings
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noun,
the act or process of smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
- sonances
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- goneness
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noun,
a sinking sensation; exhaustion or faintness.
- Carnegie
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noun,
Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
- cornices
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- greisens
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noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- corsages
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noun,
a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- crossing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that crosses.
- Congress
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noun,
(initial capital letter)
the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.
this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership:
a session of this body:
- socagers
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noun,
a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
- grecians
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noun,
a Greek.
- anergies
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- seignior
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noun,
a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- genoises
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noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- Genseric
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noun,
a.d. c390–477, king of the Vandals, conqueror in northern Africa and Italy.
- coinages
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noun,
the act, process, or right of making coins.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- organics
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noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- signiors
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noun,
signor.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- airiness
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noun,
openness to the air:
- concerns
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- Sorensen
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noun,
Soren Peter Lauritz [sœ-ruh n pey-tar lou-rits] /ˈsœ rən ˈpeɪ tær ˈlaʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1868–1939, Danish chemist: developed pH scale.
- soarings
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- Agrinion
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noun,
a city in W Greece.
- ensconce
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verb (used with object),
to settle securely or snugly:
- congener
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noun,
a person or thing of the same kind or class as another.
- acrogens
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noun,
a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
- Negroes
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noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- cargoes
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noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Negroni
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noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- enrages
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- Cassini
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noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- ingress
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noun,
the act of going in or entering.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- signees
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noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- ensnare
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- engross
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verb (used with object),
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb:
- casings
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noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- siennas
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- engrain
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verb (used with object), adjective,
ingrain (defs 1, 2).
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Grecian
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noun,
a Greek.
- censors
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- seising
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noun,
seizing.
- congees
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noun,
congé.
- Congers
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noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- senecas
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- consign
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verb (used with object),
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- senoras
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cringes
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- Corning
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noun,
a city in S New York.
- corsage
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noun,
a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- ironing
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noun,
the act or process of smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
- Corsica
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- Crescas
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noun,
Hasdai [khahs-dahy] /ˈxɑs daɪ/ (Show IPA), 1340–1412? Jewish philosopher and theologian, born in Spain.
- senegas
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noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- creases
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- cosigns
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- creance
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noun,
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
- Craigie
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noun,
Sir William (Alexander) 1867–1957, Scottish lexicographer and philologist.
- cranio-
-
- concern
-
noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Negress
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black woman or girl.
- cinerin
-
noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- encases
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- regains
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- encages
-
verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- cerises
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- cession
-
noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- serines
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- secerns
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- rinsing
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- nasions
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- coinage
-
noun,
the act, process, or right of making coins.
- seeings
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- insigne
-
noun,
singular of insignia.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- insnare
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- ciscoes
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- sereins
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- eccrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- cocaine
-
noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- coerces
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- cognacs
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the brandy distilled in and shipped from the legally delimited area surrounding the town of Cognac, in W central France.
- earings
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- coignes
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- crannog
-
noun,
(in ancient Ireland and Scotland) a lake dwelling, usually built on an artificial island.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- incense
-
noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- incages
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- garcons
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- sangers
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- soccers
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- raising
-
noun,
a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Rossini
-
noun,
Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- soirees
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- arseno-
-
- Garonne
-
noun,
a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- science
-
noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- Essonne
-
noun,
a department in N France. 699 sq. mi. (1810 sq. km). Capital: Évry.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- raisins
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- onagers
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- singers
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Grisons
-
noun,
a canton in E Switzerland. 2747 sq. mi. (7115 sq. km). Capital: Chur.
- incises
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- aginner
-
noun,
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
- socages
-
noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- sconces
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- airings
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- genoise
-
noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- Oscines
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Gennaro
-
noun,
San [san;; Italian sahn] /sæn;; Italian sɑn/ (Show IPA), Januarius.
- soaring
-
noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- genesis
-
noun,
an origin, creation, or beginning.
- genesic
-
adjective,
pertaining to genesis or reproduction; genetic.
- generic
-
noun,
a generic term.
- sarongs
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- gascons
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- agonies
-
noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- nosings
-
noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- ingrain
-
noun,
yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
- ignores
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- Igraine
-
noun,
the mother of King Arthur.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- socager
-
noun,
a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- nonages
-
noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- Erigena
-
noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- signors
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- Screens
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- signore
-
noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Erigone
-
noun,
a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- signior
-
noun,
signor.
- sonnies
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- cancion
-
noun,
song.
- Signora
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- reagins
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- risings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- caisson
-
noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- incross
-
noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- Nigeria
-
noun,
a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
- Graeco-
-
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- signers
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- oneness
-
noun,
the quality of being one; singleness.
- greases
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- greisen
-
noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- organic
-
noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- origans
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- acrogen
-
noun,
a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Gessen
-
noun,
Goshen (def 1).
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Greco-
-
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- sarco-
-
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- cross-
-
- Grasse
-
noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- grani-
-
- gossan
-
noun,
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- gorses
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- crisis
-
noun,
a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- sarges
-
noun,
sergeant.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Riccio
-
noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- sacro-
-
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- grano-
-
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- gnosis
-
noun,
knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- gneiss
-
noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- sargos
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- esrogs
-
noun,
etrog.
- engin.
-
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Inness
-
noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- encage
-
verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- inorg.
-
- engine
-
noun,
a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- scrogs
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- rising
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- Ensign
-
noun,
a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- innage
-
noun,
the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
Compare outage (def 4).
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- scrags
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- icings
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Garcon
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- egress
-
noun,
the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
- seccos
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- ganoin
-
noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- Gasser
-
noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- caning
-
noun,
the act of providing chairs or the like with seats made of woven cane.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- socage
-
noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- ogress
-
noun,
a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- assoc.
-
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- assign
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- cargos
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Osiris
-
noun,
the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- occas.
-
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- nosing
-
noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- aniso-
-
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- angio-
-
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- singes
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- agric.
-
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- agron.
-
- Singan
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- nonage
-
noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- Sining
-
noun,
Xining.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- airing
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- congas
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- conges
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- Conger
-
noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- congee
-
noun,
congé.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- coigns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- coigne
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sennas
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cosign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- cosecs
-
noun,
cosecant.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- access
-
noun,
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance:
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- coring
-
noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- corgis
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Cognac
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the brandy distilled in and shipped from the legally delimited area surrounding the town of Cognac, in W central France.
- origin
-
noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- serges
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Osages
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- aeron.
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- necro-
-
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- C-in-C
-
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- ciscos
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- narco-
-
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Gross
-
noun,
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ician
-
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- sagos
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- icons
-
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- orig.
-
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Iran.
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- naso-
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- nears
-
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nano-
-
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- reni-
-
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- 30-30
-
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- incr.
-
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- incor
-
- nona-
-
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Oreg.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- caco-
-
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- canc.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- assn.
-
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- conc.
-
- Cong.
-
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Conn.
-
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- Cons.
-
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- cine-
-
- sero-
-
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seric
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- agro-
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snogs
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- acro-
-
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- aero-
-
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- angi-
-
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Sino-
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- sings
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- asco-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- sing.
-
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- snags
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- anon.
-
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- 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.
- areo-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- cores
-
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ergo-
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Sans.
-
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- engr.
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- scags
-
noun,
heroin.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- gesso
-
noun,
gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- gains
-
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- sarc-
-
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- econ.
-
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- segos
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Gosse
-
noun,
Sir Edmund William, 1849–1928, English poet, biographer, and critic.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- gonna
-
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sra.
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- osis
-
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Soni
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Reg.
-
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sers
-
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).
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- sci.
-
- RONA
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- SASE
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- scr.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sec.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sig.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- inae
-
- org.
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- cene
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CERN
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- gro.
-
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gres
-
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- gras
-
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- gon-
-
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- cir.
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- cen.
-
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- asis
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ASSR
-
- Inc.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cac-
-
- ign.
-
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cis-
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ergs
-
- Cres
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Ens.
-
- ESIS
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- EEOC
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- eco-
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- geo-
-
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- cog.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- eso-
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- 1080
-
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- NIRA
-
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- AISI
-
- acc.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ance
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- OEEC
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- neo-
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- agr.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- ann.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- iso-
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arg.
-
- ISSN
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- ano-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ANSI
-
- ARIS
-
- AEC
-
- SSN
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ACS
-
- ac-
-
- SSI
-
- CSR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CSA
-
- CSC
-
- Sr.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- CSO
-
- ag-
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SRS
-
- CRC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Eg.
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- CRS
-
- ea.
-
- SSC
-
- ean
-
- SSE
-
- eo-
-
- ase
-
- AGC
-
- Co.
-
- CCA
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- aor
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CAI
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- ec-
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ARS
-
- CCR
-
- CEA
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- 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).
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CNC
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- CIE
-
- CEC
-
- CIC
-
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANG
-
- CIA
-
- CGS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CGI
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CEO
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- ECA
-
- NCC
-
- ise
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ISR
-
- NCO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- ne-
-
- ISA
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- NES
-
- NGC
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- in.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- ine
-
- ECG
-
- IOC
-
- IRS
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ir.
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- NIA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ROG
-
- ose
-
- OAS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OSS
-
- OCC
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- OSA
-
- OIr
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- RCS
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- REA
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- NNE
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Re.
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ing
-
- ROI
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gi.
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- GCA
-
- Esc
-
- GCC
-
- GCE
-
- GCR
-
- sc.
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Ges
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- en-
-
- EEC
-
- EEG
-
- EEO
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- ene
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SCS
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- SAR
-
- GCI
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- ics
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- GSR
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ICC
-
- ier
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SSR
-
- GSC
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- gre
-
- Gr.
-
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- GSA
-
- CE
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- i.
-
- RO
-
- EI
-
- SN
-
- ee
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NI
-
- NG
-
- AO
-
- ic
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OA
-
- IG
-
- O.
-
- rg
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- G.
-
- N.
-
- GC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SG
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GN
-
- OG
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .