Anagrams of centauries
Word centauries has
1169 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of centauries.
- centuries
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noun,
a period of 100 years.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- ceintures
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noun,
cincture (defs 1, 2).
- cauteries
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noun,
an escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- estuarine
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adjective,
formed in an estuary.
- truancies
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noun,
the act or state of being truant.
- recusant
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noun,
a person who is recusant.
- reunites
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- sinecure
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noun,
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- centaurs
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- Etruscan
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noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- esurient
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adjective,
hungry; greedy.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- eucrites
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- Cernauti
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noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- curtains
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- Teucrian
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noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- eucaines
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- sauterne
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noun,
a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- retinues
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noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- ceinture
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noun,
cincture (defs 1, 2).
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- insecure
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adjective,
subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured:
- causerie
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noun,
an informal talk or chat.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- censure
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noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- austere
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adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- centres
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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.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- centri-
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- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- cerates
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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.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- eucrite
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- Eustace
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noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- neuters
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noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- eucaine
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- tenures
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- tenrecs
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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.
- tenaces
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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.
- cuneate
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adjective,
having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curtain
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Teniers
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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.
- reunite
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- uterine
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adjective,
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
- retinue
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noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- tureens
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noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Rustin
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noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- unseat
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verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- uranic
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adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- enter-
-
- recuse
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verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- recti-
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- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- ensure
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verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- ericas
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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.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- enures
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verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enters
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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:
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Curtin
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noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Teresa
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noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- escent
-
- unrest
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noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- tenace
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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.
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- reseau
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noun,
a network.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- urease
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noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- 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.
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- 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.
- 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.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- 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.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- inter.
-
- 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;
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- intra-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- actin-
-
- 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.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- 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.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- 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.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- 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.
- cerat-
-
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- 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.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- 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.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- austr-
-
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- centr-
-
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- centi-
-
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- arsen-
-
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- 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.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- 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.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- 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).
- 30-30
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- sanit
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- aeri-
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- intr.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- astr.
-
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- 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.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- 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.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- IATSE
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- nuci-
-
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- 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.
- Recit
-
- incr.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- sect.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- naut.
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- treas
-
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- nears
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acet-
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Aust.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- neur-
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- neut.
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Iran.
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- seti-
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- sarc-
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- nitr-
-
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- cert.
-
- 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.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ante-
-
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- 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.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- 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.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anis-
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- reni-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- tears
-
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- 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.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- 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.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Unit.
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- 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.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- cine-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- 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.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- 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.
- anti-
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- 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.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- tera-
-
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crit.
-
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- ster.
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Srta.
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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 .
- rect.
-
- caus.
-
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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: ¢.
- 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.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- uran-
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Ecua.
-
- 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.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- 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.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- cent.
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rus.
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- saur
-
- ter.
-
- tri-
-
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- taur
-
- RNAS
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tRNA
-
- Tues
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- USAR
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USTC
-
- USRC
-
- USNA
-
- USIA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USCA
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- uria
-
- uret
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- uni-
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- str.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sra.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Cres
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- etc.
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- atic
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- ates
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Ire.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ctr.
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Ice.
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cir.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- enc.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Ens.
-
- ence
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cen.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- cene
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- ect-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ARIS
-
- cts.
-
- aet.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- NTIA
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ance
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- aer-
-
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- rit.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- ANTU
-
- an.
-
- uti
-
- 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.
- AUC
-
- ac-
-
- CNS
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- CST
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- CTA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- cte
-
- USC
-
- CIE
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- CRT
-
- USR
-
- Ar.
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- USN
-
- TIA
-
- CIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CRS
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Une
-
- ASU
-
- uns
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ast
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ATC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- unc
-
- ARU
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ARS
-
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- UAE
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CEA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- UAR
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ure
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- ANC
-
- ur-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ASR
-
- ec-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- 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
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nr.
-
- 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.
- NRC
-
- IRS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ine
-
- 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).
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- ISA
-
- IUS
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- 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).
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- ier
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NSC
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NSU
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- sc.
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- REA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- RCA
-
- SAR
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- in.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EEC
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- RNA
-
- ene
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ECA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- STI
-
- TCS
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- 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.
- TCA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- en-
-
- ERT
-
- St.
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ITU
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- SNU
-
- Sr.
-
- eu-
-
- ESA
-
- ETS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ETR
-
- ESR
-
- Sta
-
- ESU
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- S.
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- TC
-
- UI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RU
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TN
-
- SU
-
- 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.
- 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.
- SA
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ic
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- R.
-
- t.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- N.
-
- NC
-
- U.
-
- NI
-
- CE
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- UC
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- SN
-
- CU
-