Anagrams of Cartier-Bresson

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cross-bearer
noun, a person who carries or holds a cross, especially in a religious procession.
restrainers
noun, a person or thing that restrains.
intercessor
noun, a person who intercedes.
arborescent
adjective, treelike in size and form.
transcribes
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
noun, the rank or dignity of a baronet.
re-creation
noun, the act of creating anew.
cranberries
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
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
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
noun, a person who goes before; predecessor.
errantries
noun, conduct or performance like that of a knight-errant.
ancestries
noun, family or ancestral descent; lineage.
intercross
noun, an instance of cross-fertilization.
carbineers
noun, (formerly) a soldier armed with a carbine.
Resistance
noun, the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
increasers
noun, a person or thing that increases.
obeisances
noun, a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
secretions
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
noun, a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.
transcribe
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
noun, refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
barretries
noun, barratry.
restrainer
noun, a person or thing that restrains.
contraries
noun, something that is contrary or opposite:
Corrientes
noun, a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
sorceries
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
noun, the shattering effect of a high explosive.
serotines
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
arborists
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
noun, François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
canisters
noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
Isocrates
noun, 436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
strainers
noun, a person or thing that strains.
senoritas
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
noun, iteration.
brassiere
noun, a woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts.
brasserie
noun, an unpretentious restaurant, tavern, or the like, that serves drinks, especially beer, and simple or hearty food.
cinerator
noun, an incinerator.
Braintree
noun, a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
sectaries
noun, a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
certosina
noun, a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
cessation
noun, a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
secretion
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
noun, (formerly) a soldier armed with a carbine.
centiares
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
increases
noun, growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
secretins
noun, a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
catbriers
noun, any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
cenobites
noun, a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
cast-iron
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
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
noun, Also, arrestor. a person or thing that arrests.
errancies
noun, the state or an instance of erring.
croissant
noun, a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.
creations
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
carotenes
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
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
plural noun, things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
iceboater
noun, a person who races iceboats, especially as a hobby or in competition.
careerist
noun, a person who follows a career.
serration
noun, serrated condition or form.
arsenites
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
creatines
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
noun, a person or thing that increases.
arbitress
noun, a woman who is an arbiter.
nectaries
noun, Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
cineastes
noun, any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
recreants
noun, a coward.
resorters
noun, a person who frequently goes to recreation resorts.
reorients
adjective, Rare. rising anew.
re-strain
verb (used with or without object), to strain again.
sarcosine
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
noun, a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
barretors
noun, barrator.
ternaries
noun, a group of three.
resonates
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
biserrate
adjective, notched like a saw, with the teeth also notched; doubly serrate.
recession
noun, the act of receding or withdrawing.
assertion
noun, a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason:
barrister
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
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
rectories
noun, a rector's house; parsonage.
resection
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
noun, a short play consisting of one act.
retainers
noun, a person or thing that retains.
obsecrate
verb (used with object), to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
obeisance
noun, a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
bacterins
noun, a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
neoterics
noun, a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
sea-robin
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
noun, (in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
boracites
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
noun, billfold.
Rosecrans
noun, William Starke [stahrk] /stɑrk/ (Show IPA), 1819–98, U.S. general.
rib-roast
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
noun, a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
centesis
noun, a puncture or perforation.
Cerritos
noun, a city in SW California.
cineaste
noun, any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
Castries
noun, a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
catbrier
noun, any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
baroness
noun, the wife of a baron.
caterers
noun, one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
baronets
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
noun, a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
baronies
noun, the domain of a baron.
banister
noun, a baluster.
cerebro-
centares
noun, centiare.
baritone
noun, a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
cerastes
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
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
centibar
noun, a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
barretor
noun, barrator.
Cassirer
noun, Ernst [urnst,, ernst] /ɜrnst,, ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1945, German philosopher.
Botsares
noun, Markos [Greek mahr-kaws] /Greek ˈmɑr kɔs/ (Show IPA), Bozzaris, Marco.
carrions
noun, dead and putrefying flesh.
boasters
noun, a person who boasts or brags.
cantoris
adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
bisector
noun, a line or plane that bisects an angle or line segment.
canotier
noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
canister
noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
strainer
noun, a person or thing that strains.
taborins
noun, a small tabor.
brisance
noun, the shattering effect of a high explosive.
betonies
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
noun, any composite plant of the genus Eupatorium, especially E. perfoliatum, of North America, having white flowers in a flat-topped cluster.
boracite
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
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
noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
braceros
noun, a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
tarsiers
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
noun, a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
betaines
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
noun, a person or thing that carries.
carotene
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
noun, a casserole dish made of pottery.
Carriere
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1906, French painter and lithographer.
basinets
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
noun, carotene.
botanies
noun, the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
bassinet
noun, a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.
Caribees
noun, See under Antilles.
Terceira
noun, an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
terranes
noun, any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
terraces
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
noun, a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
Beatrice
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
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
noun, brazier1 .
Socrates
noun, 469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
stearins
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
noun, billfold.
sarsenet
noun, sarcenet.
Ossetian
noun, an Osset.
orreries
noun, an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
Oresteia
noun, a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
orbiters
noun, Also called space shuttle orbiter. the crew- and payload-carrying component of the space shuttle.
scanties
noun, scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
scenario
noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
scienter
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
noun, notary public.
rarebits
noun, Welsh rabbit.
scribers
noun, a tool for scribing wood or the like.
sea-born
adjective, born in or of the sea, as naiads.
seaborne
adjective, transported by ship over the sea.
neoteric
noun, a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
secretin
noun, a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
necrosis
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
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
verb (used with object), to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
rosaries
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
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
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
retrorse
adjective, turned backward.
retrains
verb (used with object), to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
re-trace
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
noun, Regensburg.
resorter
noun, a person who frequently goes to recreation resorts.
resonate
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
resistor
noun, a device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
resinate
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
reorient
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
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
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
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
erasions
noun, the act of erasing.
creatine
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
noun, a fast ship used for piracy.
corbinas
noun, a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
contrib.
coesites
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
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
cistrons
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
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
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
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
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
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
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
oic
OIr
OIt
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
nob
noun, Slang. the head.
one
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
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
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
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
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
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
ROC
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
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