Anagrams of Centaurus
Word Centaurus has
563 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Centaurus.
- 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.
- recusant
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noun,
a person who is recusant.
- Etruscan
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noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- auteurs
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noun,
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- 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.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- 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.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- 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.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- suture
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noun,
Surgery.
a joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some similar process.
a particular method of doing this.
one of the stitches or fastenings employed.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trans.
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- 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.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- cuneus
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noun,
Anatomy. a wedge-shaped convolution on the medial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Austen
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noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Taurus
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noun,
Astronomy. the Bull, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Aries, containing the bright star Aldebaran.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- aureus
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, from Caesar to Constantine I.
- nasute
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noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- auteur
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noun,
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- austr-
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- Auster
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noun,
the south wind personified.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tuners
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noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- arsen-
-
- usance
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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.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- Uranus
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noun,
Astronomy. the planet seventh in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 32,600 miles (56,460 km), a mean distance from the sun of 1,784 million miles (2,871 million km), a period of revolution of 84.07 years, and 15 moons.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- cerat-
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- untrue
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adjective,
not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- centr-
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- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- uterus
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noun,
the enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain mammals.
- U-turn
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noun,
a U -shaped turn made by a vehicle so as to head in the opposite direction from its original course.
- Saturn
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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.
- uraeus
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noun,
the sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- unsure
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adjective,
not certain or confident:
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- Canute
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noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- uncase
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- cantus
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noun,
cantus firmus.
- unseat
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verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- unrest
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noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- Surat
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noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Cetus
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noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
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noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- 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.
- sutra
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Eurus
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the east wind.
- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Nurse
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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.
- cert.
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- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- rents
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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.
- cesta
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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.
- cruet
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- scat-
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- scute
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scuta
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noun,
plural of scutum.
- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- runts
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noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- eruct
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- saute
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noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Ecua.
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- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- sauce
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noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- cutes
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noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- curst
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- snare
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- cruse
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noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crust
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noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- ster.
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- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- stane
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Srta.
-
- Cunas
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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.
- curse
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- cunts
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noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- runes
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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.
- cures
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noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curet
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- sect.
-
- curns
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noun,
a grain.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- 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: ¢.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- uncut
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adjective,
not cut.
- uncus
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noun,
any hook-shaped or curved part of a body process, especially the hippocampal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain.
- arces
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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.
- arcus
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noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- ante-
-
- Tunas
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noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- naut.
-
- Nauru
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noun,
Republic of, an island republic in the Pacific, near the equator, W of the Gilbert Islands: administered by Australia before 1968. 8¼ sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
- truce
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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.
- aster
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astr.
-
- cent.
-
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- unset
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adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- 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.
- acnes
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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.
- 30-30
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- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- neut.
-
- neur-
-
- Usnea
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noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- acet-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- 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.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- nears
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- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- uran-
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- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- treas
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- rect.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
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noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- 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.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- caus.
-
- 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:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- sarc-
-
- Aust.
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- tears
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- tera-
-
- cants
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noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- RNAS
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Rus.
-
- 1080
-
- Sat.
-
- tuns
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noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- taur
-
- 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.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tues
-
- 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.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- uret
-
- Uru.
-
- urus
-
noun,
the aurochs.
- USAR
-
- USCA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USNA
-
- USRC
-
- USTC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- saur
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scr.
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sra.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- str.
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- cat.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- cur.
-
- ect-
-
- enc.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Ens.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- asc-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- est.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- cen.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- crat
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Cres
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- 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.
- 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.
- ance
-
- Eur.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- etc.
-
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- NCTE
-
- ant.
-
- 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.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANTU
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- an.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ca.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- USC
-
- ac-
-
- ACS
-
- cs.
-
- 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.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Utu
-
noun,
the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- cr.
-
- 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.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- USR
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- UTC
-
- ct.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Ar.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USN
-
- usu
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AUC
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- unc
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- 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.
- tue
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ase
-
- uns
-
- ARU
-
- Une
-
- ur-
-
- ARS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- UCR
-
- Tu.
-
- 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.
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- tr.
-
- ure
-
- tra
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- TSE
-
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- ANC
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ASN
-
- NSA
-
- CRS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- RTS
-
- ETS
-
- 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.
- ETR
-
- RNA
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- eu-
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NSU
-
- NRC
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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:
- NES
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- 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.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- ne-
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SAR
-
- ERT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- CST
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- SNU
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Sr.
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CSR
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CSA
-
- 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)
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- CRT
-
- NSC
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- 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.
- CNS
-
- CEA
-
- 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).
- UUT
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- se-
-
- en-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sc.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- RC
-
- SA
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RN
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- TN
-
- S.
-
- SU
-
- U.
-
- TC
-
- UC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CE
-
- RU
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- CU
-
- SN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NC
-