Anagrams of centenarians
Word centenarians has
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- centenarian
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noun,
a person who has reached the age of 100.
- incarnates
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adjective,
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form:
- nectarines
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- catenaries
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noun,
Mathematics. the curve assumed approximately by a heavy uniform cord or chain hanging freely from two points not in the same vertical line. Equation: y = k cos h (x / k).
- transience
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noun,
transient state or quality.
- caseinate
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noun,
a metallic salt of casein.
- canneries
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- acierates
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- nectarine
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- tenancies
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noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- transenna
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noun,
(in early Christian architecture) an openwork screen of stone or metal enclosing a shrine.
- narceines
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- ecarinate
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adjective,
having no carina or keel.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- tanneries
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noun,
a place where tanning is carried on.
- entrances
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- renascent
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adjective,
being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- inertance
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noun,
the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- incarnate
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adjective,
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form:
- 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.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- centners
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- Saarinen
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noun,
Eero [air-oh] /ˈɛər oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Cesarean
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noun,
Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- arsenate
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- 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).
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- incenter
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noun,
the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- serenata
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- Canarese
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noun,
one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- canteens
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- cantinas
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- 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:
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- 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.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- catenane
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noun,
any of the class of chemical compounds containing two or more rings that are interlocked without being bonded chemically.
- anserine
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adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- encaenia
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) festive ceremonies commemorating the founding of a city or the consecration of a church.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- internes
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- intrans.
-
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- acierate
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- entrance
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- entrains
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- narceine
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- canteen
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- 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.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- interns
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- intens.
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- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantina
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- intense
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adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- scanner
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noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- 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.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- centri-
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- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- 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.
- Nicaean
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adjective,
Nicene.
- centner
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- neatens
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- ensnare
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- rennets
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noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- nannies
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noun,
a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- nascent
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adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- 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.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- rennins
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noun,
a coagulating enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of the calf, forming the active principle of rennet and able to curdle milk.
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- 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.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- 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.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- tinners
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- aerates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- acerate
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- anatine
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adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- antenna
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noun,
a conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires; aerial.
- tenners
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- tannins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of a group of astringent vegetable principles or compounds, chiefly complex glucosides of catechol and pyrogallol, as the reddish compound that gives the tanning properties to oak bark or the whitish compound that occurs in large quantities in nutgalls (common tannin, tannic acid)
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- 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.
- 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.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- rennet
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noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- tennis
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noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- Rennes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- renins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- tenrec
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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.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- recti-
-
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- 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.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- insect
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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.
- 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.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- rennin
-
noun,
a coagulating enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of the calf, forming the active principle of rennet and able to curdle milk.
- Rennie
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noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- centi-
-
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- 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.
- anenst
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preposition,
anent (def 2).
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- cerat-
-
- 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.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- 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.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- ratans
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noun,
rattan.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- nastic
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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.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- inter.
-
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Nansen
-
noun,
Fridtjof [frit-yof] /ˈfrɪt yɒf/ (Show IPA), 1861–1930, Norwegian arctic explorer, zoologist, and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1922.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- trans.
-
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- escent
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- intra-
-
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enter-
-
- 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.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- 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.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- instr.
-
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Aeneas
-
noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- 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.
- arsen-
-
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Cannae
-
noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- cannas
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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;
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- 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.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- 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.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- tannin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of a group of astringent vegetable principles or compounds, chiefly complex glucosides of catechol and pyrogallol, as the reddish compound that gives the tanning properties to oak bark or the whitish compound that occurs in large quantities in nutgalls (common tannin, tannic acid)
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Seric
-
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Nanna
-
noun,
the wife of Balder.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- 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.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Srta.
-
- inst.
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- incr.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- 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.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- seti-
-
- Iran.
-
- 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.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- treas
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- intr.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- sanit
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- 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.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- scat-
-
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- reni-
-
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- rect.
-
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- 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.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- 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.
- Recit
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- 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).
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Tenn.
-
- Nenni
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1980, Italian socialist leader and author.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ster.
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- nears
-
- tera-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- sect.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- nitr-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- 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.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tears
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- sarc-
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- 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.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cata-
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- 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:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- crit.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- 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.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cent.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- 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.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- 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.
- cert.
-
- 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.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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: ¢.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anat.
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- 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.
- 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.
- acet-
-
- aceae
-
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- 30-30
-
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- ante-
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- ASEAN
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- 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.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- 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.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- IATSE
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- 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 .
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ence
-
- ann.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- NACA
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 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.
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- 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.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Ste.
-
- RNAS
-
- Anas
-
- IATA
-
- ance
-
- iana
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- IAEA
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- int.
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- 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.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- est.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Ire.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sra.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asc-
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- sec.
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- enc.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cen.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- etc.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- aer-
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- NTIA
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- cene
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ins.
-
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- aet.
-
- Ice.
-
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- tri-
-
- Inc.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- tRNA
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ect-
-
- 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.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AAEE
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- NIRA
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- acea
-
- inae
-
- Ens.
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- ARIS
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- CERN
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- 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).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ter.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- 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.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- cir.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Aire
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- crat
-
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Cres
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- NCAA
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- IAS
-
- TSI
-
- ics
-
- ANC
-
- STI
-
- TIA
-
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Ar.
-
- TSE
-
- an.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIA
-
- IRC
-
- ac-
-
- IRS
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TCA
-
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- AIC
-
- in.
-
- AEC
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ier
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ir.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ine
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ISA
-
- CNS
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- NEA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- ARS
-
- Rs.
-
- RNA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CNN
-
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- cte
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAA
-
- NES
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- 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:
- EEC
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- en-
-
- ene
-
- NEC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ean
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- Re.
-
- NNE
-
- RCS
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- RTS
-
- RSA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- 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).
- CAA
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- 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).
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ITA
-
- ATC
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ast
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ASR
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ASN
-
- ise
-
- ASI
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ase
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- CAI
-
- 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.
- ESR
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ERT
-
- sc.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SAR
-
- NAA
-
- Esc
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ese
-
- ITC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- ite
-
- CEA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ESA
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- 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.
- SN
-
- S.
-
- t.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NC
-
- NI
-
- N.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CE
-
- ee
-
- SA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TC
-
- TN
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- 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.
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EI
-