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- cross-bearer
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noun,
a person who carries or holds a cross, especially in a religious procession.
- restrainers
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noun,
a person or thing that restrains.
- intercessor
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noun,
a person who intercedes.
- arborescent
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adjective,
treelike in size and form.
- transcribes
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verb (used with object),
to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- baronetcies
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noun,
the rank or dignity of a baronet.
- re-creation
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noun,
the act of creating anew.
- cranberries
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noun,
the red, acid fruit or berry of certain plants of the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family, as V. macrocarpon (large cranberry or American cranberry) or V. oxycoccus (small cranberry or European cranberry) used in making sauce, relish, jelly, or juice.
- barristers
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noun,
(in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Inns of Court and who has the privilege of pleading in the higher courts.
Compare solicitor (def 4).
- resections
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- antecessor
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noun,
a person who goes before; predecessor.
- errantries
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noun,
conduct or performance like that of a knight-errant.
- ancestries
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noun,
family or ancestral descent; lineage.
- intercross
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noun,
an instance of cross-fertilization.
- carbineers
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noun,
(formerly) a soldier armed with a carbine.
- Resistance
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noun,
the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- increasers
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noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- obeisances
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noun,
a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- secretions
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- Nicobarese
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noun,
a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.
- transcribe
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verb (used with object),
to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- recreation
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noun,
refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
- barretries
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noun,
barratry.
- restrainer
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noun,
a person or thing that restrains.
- contraries
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noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- Corrientes
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noun,
a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- sorceries
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noun,
the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
- brisances
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- serotines
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- arborists
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noun,
a specialist in the cultivation and care of trees and shrubs, including tree surgery, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tree diseases, and the control of pests.
- Canrobert
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noun,
François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
- canisters
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Isocrates
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noun,
436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- strainers
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- senoritas
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- brassiere
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noun,
a woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts.
- brasserie
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noun,
an unpretentious restaurant, tavern, or the like, that serves drinks, especially beer, and simple or hearty food.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- Braintree
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- sectaries
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noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- cessation
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noun,
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- carbineer
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noun,
(formerly) a soldier armed with a carbine.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- increases
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- secretins
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- catbriers
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noun,
any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
- cenobites
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noun,
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- traceries
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- arresters
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noun,
Also, arrestor. a person or thing that arrests.
- errancies
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- croissant
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noun,
a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- carotenes
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- crosstree
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noun,
Nautical. either of a pair of timbers or metal bars placed athwart the trestletrees at a masthead to spread the shrouds leading to the mast above, or on the head of a lower mast to support the platform or top.
- esoterica
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plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- iceboater
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noun,
a person who races iceboats, especially as a hobby or in competition.
- careerist
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noun,
a person who follows a career.
- serration
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noun,
serrated condition or form.
- arsenites
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- increaser
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noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- arbitress
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noun,
a woman who is an arbiter.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- cineastes
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- recreants
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noun,
a coward.
- resorters
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noun,
a person who frequently goes to recreation resorts.
- reorients
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- 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.
- sarcenets
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- barretors
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noun,
barrator.
- ternaries
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noun,
a group of three.
- resonates
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- biserrate
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adjective,
notched like a saw, with the teeth also notched; doubly serrate.
- recession
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- assertion
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noun,
a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason:
- barrister
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noun,
(in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Inns of Court and who has the privilege of pleading in the higher courts.
Compare solicitor (def 4).
- resinates
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- rectories
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noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- retainers
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- obsecrate
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verb (used with object),
to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- obeisance
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noun,
a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- bacterins
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noun,
a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- sea-robin
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noun,
any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- tierceron
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noun,
(in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- boracites
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noun,
a strongly pyroelectric mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg 6 Cl 2 B 14 O 26 , occurring in white or colorless cubic crystals or fine-grained masses.
- notecases
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noun,
billfold.
- Rosecrans
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noun,
William Starke [stahrk] /stɑrk/ (Show IPA), 1819–98, U.S. general.
- rib-roast
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noun,
a cut of beef taken from the small end of the ribs and containing a large rib eye and two or more ribs.
- scenarist
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noun,
a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- centesis
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noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- catbrier
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noun,
any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
- baroness
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noun,
the wife of a baron.
- caterers
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- baronets
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noun,
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
- cenobite
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noun,
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
- baronies
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- banister
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noun,
a baluster.
- cerebro-
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- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- baritone
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noun,
a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
- cerastes
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noun,
any of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- centibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- barretor
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noun,
barrator.
- Cassirer
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noun,
Ernst [urnst,, ernst] /ɜrnst,, ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1945, German philosopher.
- Botsares
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noun,
Markos [Greek mahr-kaws] /Greek ˈmɑr kɔs/ (Show IPA), Bozzaris, Marco.
- carrions
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- boasters
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noun,
a person who boasts or brags.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- bisector
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noun,
a line or plane that bisects an angle or line segment.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- taborins
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noun,
a small tabor.
- brisance
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- betonies
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noun,
a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.
- bonesets
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Eupatorium, especially E. perfoliatum, of North America, having white flowers in a flat-topped cluster.
- boracite
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noun,
a strongly pyroelectric mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg 6 Cl 2 B 14 O 26 , occurring in white or colorless cubic crystals or fine-grained masses.
- bornites
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noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- braceros
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- tarsiers
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- bicornes
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- betaines
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C 5 H 11 NO 2 , usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
- carriers
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noun,
a person or thing that carries.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- terrines
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- Carriere
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noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1906, French painter and lithographer.
- basinets
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- botanies
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noun,
the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
- bassinet
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noun,
a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.
- Caribees
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noun,
See under Antilles.
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- terranes
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- terraces
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- carbines
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- Beatrice
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noun,
(in Dante's Vita Nuova and Divine Comedy) a symbolic figure developed from the person whom Dante first saw as a child and loved as an ideal of womanhood.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Teresian
-
noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- brasiers
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noun,
brazier1 .
- Socrates
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noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- stearins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- notecase
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noun,
billfold.
- sarsenet
-
noun,
sarcenet.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- orreries
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noun,
an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- orbiters
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noun,
Also called space shuttle orbiter. the crew- and payload-carrying component of the space shuttle.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- rarebits
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noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- scribers
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noun,
a tool for scribing wood or the like.
- sea-born
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adjective,
born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- seaborne
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adjective,
transported by ship over the sea.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- necroses
-
noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- sections
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- sarcenet
-
noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- Sancerre
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noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- seicento
-
noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- rosaries
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- roasters
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- rotaries
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- retrorse
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adjective,
turned backward.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- retainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- restores
-
verb (used with object),
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
- Ratisbon
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noun,
Regensburg.
- resorter
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noun,
a person who frequently goes to recreation resorts.
- resonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- resistor
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noun,
a device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- reorient
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- rentiers
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- recreant
-
noun,
a coward.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- roisters
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- narcosis
-
noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- cisterna
-
noun,
cistern (def 2).
- crosiers
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- ebonites
-
noun,
vulcanite.
- bacteri-
-
- earnests
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- sorbates
-
noun,
a sorbed substance.
- sorbents
-
noun,
a surface that sorbs.
- sorcerer
-
noun,
a person who practices sorcery; black magician; wizard.
- crosstie
-
noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- crossbar
-
noun,
a horizontal bar, line, or stripe.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- erasions
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- corsairs
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- corbinas
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- contrib.
-
- coesites
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- coasters
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- cistrons
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- snorters
-
noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- erection
-
noun,
the act of erecting.
- senorita
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- serotine
-
noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- iterance
-
noun,
iteration.
- sensoria
-
noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- sentries
-
noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- isostere
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- irrorate
-
adjective,
marked with small spots of color; speckled.
- serbians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- sericate
-
adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- introrse
-
adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- increate
-
adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- Ericsson
-
noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- Increase
-
noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- serranos
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- serrates
-
adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- iceboats
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noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- estrones
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- essonite
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
- esoteric
-
adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- erratics
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- bacterin
-
noun,
a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- contessa
-
noun,
countess.
- arsonist
-
noun,
a person who commits arson.
- Torrence
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noun,
(Frederic) Ridgely [rij-lee] /ˈrɪdʒ li/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, U.S. poet, playwright, and editor.
- Asnieres
-
noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- air-core
-
adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- treasons
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- arteries
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- arenites
-
noun,
psammite.
- Torrance
-
noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- airborne
-
adjective,
carried by the air, as pollen or dust.
- arsenics
-
- arterio-
-
- aerobics
-
noun,
Also called aerobic exercises. (used with a plural verb) any of various sustained exercises, as jogging, rowing, swimming, or cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxygen.
- trainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- arrester
-
noun,
Also, arrestor. a person or thing that arrests.
- antrorse
-
adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- anterior
-
adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- arsenite
-
noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- acetones
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- arborist
-
noun,
a specialist in the cultivation and care of trees and shrubs, including tree surgery, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tree diseases, and the control of pests.
- ascribes
-
verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- arbitrer
-
noun,
arbitrator.
- aconites
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- scribes
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- rasters
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- breasts
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- brassie
-
noun,
a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- bretons
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- brasier
-
noun,
brazier1 .
- costers
-
noun,
costermonger.
- taborin
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- crosier
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- braises
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- costars
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- BSTrans
-
- Brescia
-
noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- cranio-
-
- santirs
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- creases
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- tansies
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- Screens
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- rancors
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- arbiter
-
noun,
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- aorists
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- rarebit
-
noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- arteri-
-
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- crenate
-
adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- racists
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- scriber
-
noun,
a tool for scribing wood or the like.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- craters
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- actino-
-
- cresset
-
noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- bracero
-
noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- recasts
-
noun,
a recasting.
- soirees
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- bonacis
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- antero-
-
- ebonies
-
noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- ebonist
-
noun,
a worker in ebony.
- ebonite
-
noun,
vulcanite.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- boaters
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- boaster
-
noun,
a person who boasts or brags.
- niobate
-
noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- boneset
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Eupatorium, especially E. perfoliatum, of North America, having white flowers in a flat-topped cluster.
- absents
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- seaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- snorter
-
noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- bistros
-
noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- bistres
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- encases
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- bisters
-
noun,
bistre.
- encores
-
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.
- Sno-Cat
-
- ascribe
-
verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- easters
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- bracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- sorbent
-
noun,
a surface that sorbs.
- scoters
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- sorites
-
noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- Norbert
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bo-tree
-
noun,
the pipal, or sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, under which the founder of Buddhism is reputed to have attained the Enlightenment that constituted him the Buddha.
- Antibes
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- Sorbian
-
noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- sorbets
-
noun,
sherbet (defs 1, 3).
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- reasons
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- bornite
-
noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- sorbate
-
noun,
a sorbed substance.
- seances
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- teasers
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- borates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- boranes
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- reboant
-
adjective,
resounding or reverberating loudly.
- easiest
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- bonitas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Bonaire
-
noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- strobes
-
noun,
Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
- cassone
-
noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- Torrens
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- caterer
-
noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- castors
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- casters
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- cirrose
-
adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- stearo-
-
- Cassite
-
noun,
Kassite.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- Cassino
-
noun,
casino (def 3).
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Arecibo
-
noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- casinos
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- caserns
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- caseins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- Orestes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- sterno-
-
- cerates
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerato-
-
- centro-
-
- centri-
-
- centres
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- cerebr-
-
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- cerises
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- scabies
-
noun,
a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin.
Compare itch (def 10), mange.
- orbiter
-
noun,
Also called space shuttle orbiter. the crew- and payload-carrying component of the space shuttle.
- centare
-
noun,
centiare.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- censors
-
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.
- cession
-
noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- censers
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- aristo-
-
- aristos
-
noun,
aristocrat.
- stereo-
-
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Scarron
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- stirrer
-
noun,
a person or thing that stirs.
- stoners
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- cosines
-
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.
- corners
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- arseno-
-
- carbine
-
noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- carbene
-
noun,
the radical CH 2 and its derivatives.
- corbans
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- corbina
-
noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Ossetic
-
noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- stories
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- corsair
-
noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- 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.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- corsets
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- cabrito
-
noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- cabinet
-
noun,
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- strains
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contra-
-
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- coarser
-
adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- carrion
-
noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- arrests
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- Carrier
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries.
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Carrere
-
noun,
John Merven, 1858–1911, U.S. architect.
- sateens
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- obtains
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- obscene
-
adjective,
offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved:
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- Oscines
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- stances
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- caribes
-
noun,
piranha.
- consist
-
noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- constr.
-
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- bisects
-
noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- rebatos
-
noun,
rabato.
- satoris
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- riboses
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- barites
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Serrano
-
noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- serrate
-
adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- Benares
-
noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- sirrees
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- resorbs
-
verb (used with object),
to absorb again, as an exudation.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- escorts
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- baronet
-
noun,
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
- escribe
-
verb (used with object),
to draw a circle outside of a triangle tangent to one side of the triangle and to the extensions of the other two sides.
- terrace
-
noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- serries
-
verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- beaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- iceboat
-
noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- incests
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- senoras
-
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.
- banters
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- inserts
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- berries
-
noun,
any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- Eritrea
-
noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Bernice
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “bringer of victory.”.
- reseats
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- incross
-
noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- resects
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- berates
-
verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- Barents
-
noun,
Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- resents
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- rosters
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- tessera
-
noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- sensate
-
adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- secrets
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- barrens
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- aerobes
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- terrine
-
noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- barters
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- terries
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- Bassein
-
noun,
a city in SW Burma, near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.
- aerobic
-
adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- estrins
-
noun,
estrone.
- sierras
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- retires
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- basions
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- retrace
-
verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- basinet
-
noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- basters
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- sestina
-
noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- sinters
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- beastie
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt.
- restore
-
verb (used with object),
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
- bearers
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- barrets
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- senecas
-
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.
- seiners
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- terrane
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- bastion
-
noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- barrier
-
noun,
anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like:
- Barrios
-
noun,
Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- trioses
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- nestors
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Terrier
-
noun,
any of several breeds of usually small dogs, used originally to pursue game and drive it out of its hole or burrow.
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- actress
-
noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- rentier
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- secants
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- betaine
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C 5 H 11 NO 2 , usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
- isobars
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- Roberts
-
noun,
Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- sereins
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- enteric
-
noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- entero-
-
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- absence
-
noun,
state of being away or not being present:
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- betises
-
noun,
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- terbias
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- 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;
- erasers
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- Iobates
-
noun,
a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
- Roberta
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Robert.
- 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).
- bicorne
-
noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- ironers
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- sabines
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- tocsins
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- abscise
-
verb (used without object),
to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.
- instars
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- tensors
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- terebic
-
adjective,
of or derived from terebic acid.
- enrobes
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- secerns
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- bestirs
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- erector
-
noun,
Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Serbian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- 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.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- treasr
-
- narco-
-
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- serbo-
-
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- arbtrn
-
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- contr.
-
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- iatro-
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- intro.
-
- incorr
-
- intra-
-
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- inter.
-
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- instr.
-
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- cirro-
-
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- scato-
-
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- 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.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- 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.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- steres
-
- 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.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- aeron.
-
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- 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;
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- steno-
-
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- tribo-
-
- 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.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- 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.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- astro-
-
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- cross-
-
- necro-
-
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- sorbet
-
noun,
sherbet (defs 1, 3).
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- cteno-
-
- 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.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- enter-
-
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- enrobe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- 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.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- nitro-
-
- 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.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Sobers
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- sobeit
-
conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- aniso-
-
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- escent
-
- actin-
-
- 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.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cerat-
-
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- sabots
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- rectos
-
- birses
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- bisect
-
noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- absent
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- bister
-
noun,
bistre.
- bistre
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- bistro
-
noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- recti-
-
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- biters
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- bitser
-
noun,
a mongrel dog.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- boarts
-
noun,
bort.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- boasts
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Bessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- bestir
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- betise
-
noun,
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- sabirs
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- Bierce
-
noun,
Ambrose (Gwinnett) [gwi-net] /gwɪˈnɛt/ (Show IPA), 1842–1914? U.S. journalist and short-story writer.
- sabins
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- boites
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- besets
-
verb (used with object),
to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
- brants
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- tarso-
-
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- bracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- bracts
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- brains
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Brasso
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Braşov.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- breast
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- brents
-
noun,
brant.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Breton
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- boners
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- sabres
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rebote
-
noun,
the rear wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare frontis.
- reborn
-
adjective,
having undergone rebirth.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- borate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- borers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- rebate
-
noun,
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- sacro-
-
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- besots
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- barit.
-
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- Ribera
-
noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- Barren
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- Barret
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- assoc.
-
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- Rosser
-
noun,
a logger who peels the bark from, and often smooths one side of, a log so that it may be dragged easily.
- barrio
-
noun,
(in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- astron
-
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- Tobies
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Robert
-
noun,
Henry Martyn [mahr-tn] /ˈmɑr tn/ (Show IPA), 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- bancos
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- 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.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- risers
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Barrie
-
noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- Besant
-
noun,
bezant.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- beaten
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- beater
-
noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- Beaton
-
noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- resorb
-
verb (used with object),
to absorb again, as an exudation.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- Benoit
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- berate
-
verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Bernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- Bertie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- beasts
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- bearer
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- Barron
-
noun,
Clarence Walker, 1855–1928, U.S. financial publisher.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Barros
-
noun,
João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), ("the Portuguese Livy") 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
- barter
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- terror
-
noun,
intense, sharp, overmastering fear:
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- retro-
-
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- basnet
-
noun,
basinet.
- Basset
-
noun,
one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- bastes
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- briers
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- rebecs
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- 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.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- arsen-
-
- Caribs
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Osbert
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Strabo
-
noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- 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.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Storrs
-
noun,
a town in NE Connecticut.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Sasebo
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- carbo-
-
- carbon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- 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).
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- orbits
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- 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.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centi-
-
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- 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.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- strobe
-
noun,
Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sarco-
-
- aceto-
-
- tabors
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- Bronte
-
noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- broncs
-
noun,
bronco:
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- broses
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- scat-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 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.
- 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.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- octa-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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).
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Nabis
-
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- acet-
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- scabs
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sans.
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- 30-30
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- 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.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- 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:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- 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.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- naso-
-
- reni-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- 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.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Scot.
-
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- sarc-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- actos
-
- nitr-
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- 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.
- Recit
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- abstr
-
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- 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.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- rect.
-
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sebi-
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- 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.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- nears
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- aero-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rears
-
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- sect.
-
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- restr
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- noct-
-
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- sanit
-
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- 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.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- aeri-
-
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Nebr.
-
- OBrit
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- acro-
-
- 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.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Brit.
-
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- BSRet
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- astr.
-
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- tears
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Brass
-
noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stobs
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- 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.
- cent.
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- 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.
- 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.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- 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.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- carb-
-
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- 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.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- assn.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- 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.
- Bart.
-
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- Basso
-
noun,
a person who sings bass; a bass.
- asst.
-
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- basts
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- BCerE
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- terr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- ation
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- bact.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- baro-
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- biont
-
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- bisso
-
noun,
bis2 .
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- tera-
-
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- tonia
-
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- Benet
-
noun,
Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Beret
-
noun,
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- beset
-
verb (used with object),
to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- bests
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- 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.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- seti-
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- IATSE
-
- sorbs
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Ebert
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
- cero-
-
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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.
- incr.
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- crit.
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- incor
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- 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.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- icons
-
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Sino-
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- sito-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- erron
-
- error
-
noun,
a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech:
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- estab
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- anis-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- 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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- ante-
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snobs
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- 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.
- ento-
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- 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.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- 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.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iran.
-
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- 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.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- ster.
-
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- cine-
-
- areo-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Seric
-
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stabs
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- inst.
-
- Srta.
-
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- corr.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- treas
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- sero-
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- 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.
- cores
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- intr.
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Sab.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- tron
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- RONA
-
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tion
-
- 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).
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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).
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tRNA
-
- tri-
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tob.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Sra.
-
- str.
-
- 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.
- tab.
-
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- scr.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- SASE
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- SBIC
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- sci.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ScBE
-
- Ste.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- SATB
-
- Sat.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- TRIB
-
- SEbS
-
- sec.
-
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- ter.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ten.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- sobs
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 1080
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bin-
-
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- ICAO
-
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- int.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- bor.
-
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- ins.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Barr
-
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- bar.
-
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- NCTE
-
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ISBN
-
- iso-
-
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- ISSN
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- BSSE
-
- BSSA
-
- BSRT
-
- BSOT
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- BSNA
-
- cis-
-
- cir.
-
- BSIR
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- BSIT
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- bot.
-
- EEOC
-
- BOSS
-
noun,
a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
- enc.
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- ence
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- 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).
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- ctr.
-
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- BSIE
-
- Cres
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- BSES
-
- BSEE
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCE
-
- BSAE
-
- cts.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- 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.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- BASc
-
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Ont.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- arr.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ARIS
-
- abs-
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Oct.
-
- obs.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- acr-
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- OEEC
-
- abr.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- 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.
- 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.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- RIBA
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ano-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- 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).
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- osis
-
- NEbE
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NIRA
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- BRCS
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- RNAS
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- aer-
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- neo-
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- aet.
-
- rit.
-
- 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.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- NTSB
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- asis
-
- 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.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- NTIA
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- ator
-
- nos-
-
- 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.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atic
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NRAB
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- abn
-
- BSN
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ab-
-
- ac-
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Tro
-
- CAI
-
- cs.
-
- BSO
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- cr.
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abt
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Co.
-
- 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.
- CBE
-
- ca.
-
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- BST
-
- AEC
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BSE
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- ATC
-
- ATB
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BIE
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- bec
-
- ase
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- TIA
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- BSC
-
- TNB
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BSS
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- be-
-
- BCE
-
- BCS
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ASI
-
- asb
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TBA
-
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- BRE
-
- AIC
-
- Tbi
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- BRT
-
- BSA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TBO
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ARS
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- 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.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- aor
-
- ROI
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- OTC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SCS
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OSB
-
- 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.
- NOC
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OBE
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- SCB
-
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NBA
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- CBS
-
- NCO
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- NBC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NbE
-
- NBS
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEB
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noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NES
-
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
-
- ise
-
- rt.
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- SAE
-
- REA
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- RSS
-
- RBI
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- RNR
-
- ROA
-
- ROB
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noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RCA
-
- RBC
-
- ONR
-
- ot-
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- sc.
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSS
-
- OTA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- OTB
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- RCS
-
- ct.
-
- Re.
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- SAR
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- 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).
- TSS
-
- ISA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CRT
-
- EbN
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- EBS
-
- ec-
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- EEC
-
- EEO
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- St.
-
- CEA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- STI
-
- CEO
-
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- CNO
-
- STB
-
- CNS
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Sta
-
- SST
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SSR
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- SSB
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- Sr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ECA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Ia.
-
- 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).
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- 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.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- ETS
-
- io-
-
- ERT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ETO
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ETR
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ESR
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- CE
-
- t.
-
- TB
-
- T1
-
- N.
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- AO
-
- TC
-
- 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.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RO
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- OA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- S.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ee
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- EI
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- BC
-
- NI
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- TN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- B-
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Eb
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- BO
-
- O.
-
- CB
-
- NC
-