Anagrams of centenaries
Word centenaries has
944 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of centenaries.
- transience
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noun,
transient state or quality.
- nectarines
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- nectarine
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- sentience
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noun,
sentient condition or character; capacity for sensation or feeling.
- tanneries
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noun,
a place where tanning is carried on.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ernestine
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Ernest.
- canneries
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- entrances
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- enceintes
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noun,
a wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- inertance
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noun,
the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
- renascent
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adjective,
being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
- internees
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned, as a prisoner of war.
- 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.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- internes
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- internee
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned, as a prisoner of war.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- anserine
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adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- 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.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- sentence
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noun,
Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- Estienne
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noun,
Also, Étienne. a family of French printers, book dealers, and scholars, including especially Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA) died 1520; his son, Robert [raw-ber] /rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA) 1503?–59; Henri, (son of Robert), 1531?–98.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- canteens
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- 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.
- enceinte
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noun,
a wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place.
- eateries
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noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- centners
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- 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.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- intrans.
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- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- 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.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- 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:
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- entrees
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noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- neatens
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- canteen
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- nascent
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adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- eserine
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noun,
physostigmine.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- 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.
- 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.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- teeners
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noun,
a teenager.
- 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.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- 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.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- 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.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- centri-
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- centner
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- 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.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- 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.
- tenners
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- Etienne
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noun,
Estienne (def 1).
- scanner
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noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- secrete
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noun,
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- intens.
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- intense
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adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Terence
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noun,
(Publius Terentius Afer) c190–159? b.c, Roman playwright.
- 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.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- tinners
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retenes
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noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- interns
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- 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.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Easter
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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.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- 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.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- Rennie
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noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Nerine
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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.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- intra-
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- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Nicene
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adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- instr.
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- creese
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noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- inter.
-
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- 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.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Nernst
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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.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Sennar
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noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- 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.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Sarnen
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- serine
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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;
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Seneca
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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.
- escent
-
- Esenin
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noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- sennet
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noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- sennit
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- racist
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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.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- Serene
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noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- retina
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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.
- Nantes
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- sienna
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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)
- nances
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noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- eterne
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adjective,
eternal.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- 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.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- enter-
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- 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:
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- neaten
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- resent
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- renins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- carnet
-
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.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- 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:
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- trains
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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.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Aeetes
-
noun,
a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- tennis
-
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.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- 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.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- recti-
-
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- actin-
-
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- cerat-
-
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- 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.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- centr-
-
- 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.
- centi-
-
- 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.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- 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.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- ante-
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- inst.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- sect.
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Recit
-
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- 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.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- incr.
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- 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.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- 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.
- acet-
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- 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.
- sarc-
-
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- 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.
- aeri-
-
- treas
-
- 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.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- rect.
-
- Iran.
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- intr.
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- 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.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- nears
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- sanit
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- IATSE
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- cent.
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- tears
-
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ster.
-
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- 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.
- 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.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crit.
-
- cert.
-
- reni-
-
- 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.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- 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: ¢.
- 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.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- seti-
-
- 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).
- 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.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Tenn.
-
- 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 .
- cine-
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- astr.
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- 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.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- 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.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Cant.
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Sra.
-
- 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.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- scr.
-
- 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:
- RNAS
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sci.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- IEEE
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Can.
-
- inae
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Ire.
-
- Inc.
-
- ates
-
- atic
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 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.
- est.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- ect-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- crat
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- cts.
-
- cir.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cen.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- cene
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- enc.
-
- 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).
- CERN
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cet-
-
- Ens.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- ence
-
- art.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ctr.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIRA
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- aet.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- NTIA
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- 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.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ann.
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- ARIS
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ant.
-
- NCTE
-
- ANSI
-
- ase
-
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- ASI
-
- CIE
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CIA
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ASN
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CRS
-
- TSI
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- STI
-
- CRT
-
- TSE
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- CNS
-
- CNN
-
- ae.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- 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.
- CEA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ANC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ct.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- at.
-
- 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.
- ATC
-
- CTA
-
- 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
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ca.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tra
-
- TIA
-
- tr.
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- ARS
-
- EEE
-
- cte
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- NES
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- SAR
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- RSA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- sc.
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- Ir.
-
- Re.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RCS
-
- RNA
-
- 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.
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NNE
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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:
- IRC
-
- ise
-
- 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.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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).
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ene
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EEC
-
- Esc
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- 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.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ESA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ese
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ier
-
- ics
-
- in.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ine
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- ETS
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- ESR
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
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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).
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AI
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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.
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- T1
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- A.
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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.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ee
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- RN
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- RI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- IT
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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
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- ic
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- TC
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- SA
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- S.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
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- NI
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NC
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- TN
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
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- SN
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
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- CE
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