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resegmentation
reconsecrating
Seine-et-Marne
noun, a department in N France. 2290 sq. mi. (5930 sq. km). Capital: Melun.
Germanocentric
deconsecrating
concertmeister
tercentenaries
adjective, noun, tricentennial.
contragredient
interagreement
deconcentrate
verb (used with object), to reduce the power or control of (a corporation, industry, etc.); decentralize.
determinant's
transgredient
gastroenteric
argentometric
reindorsement
regenerations
noun, act of regenerating; state of being regenerated.
nonmercearies
redemonstrate
nonregistered
recementation
demonstrating
reconsecrated
magnetometric
recontracting
remonstrating
nonrestricted
magnetometers
concertmaster
enterectomies
noun, excision of part of the intestine.
diastereomer
commentaries
rescattering
cementations
noun, the act, process, or result of cementing.
morris-dance
noun, a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
decongestant
noun, any such substance.
decrementing
endosternite
concentrated
noun, a concentrated form of something; a product of concentration:
concentrates
noun, a concentrated form of something; a product of concentration:
commanderies
noun, the office or rank of a commander.
determinator
degeneracies
noun, degenerate state or character.
macrosegment
deteriorates
verb (used with or without object), to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc.
astigmometer
endoceratite
degerminator
adenectomies
noun, surgical excision of a gland.
renegotiated
entertainers
noun, a singer, comedian, dancer, reciter, or the like, especially a professional one.
decentration
regerminated
estrangement
rectectomies
insectmonger
metageometer
androcentric
adjective, centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests:
redetermines
redintegrate
verb (used with object), to make whole again; restore to a perfect state; renew; reestablish.
recontesting
reconsecrate
intercadence
microsegment
intercreated
regeneration
noun, act of regenerating; state of being regenerated.
regerminates
steam-engine
noun, an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.
incontracted
immonastered
disgracement
disconnecter
miscorrected
disagreement
interrogatee
directorates
noun, the office of a director.
remaindermen
noun, a person who owns a remainder.
geometdecrne
Remonstrance
noun, an act or instance of remonstrating.
remonstrated
megacerotine
retransmited
commentating
nontragedies
dermogastric
semiconcrete
considerance
noun, consideration.
encastrement
derangements
demonstrater
tenderometer
Mainstreeter
nonstrategic
tragediennes
noun, an actress especially noted for performing tragic roles.
senarmontite
noun, a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb 2 O 3 , occurring in pearl-colored isometric octahedrons: a dimorph of valentinite.
necromancers
semimoderate
segmentation
noun, division into segments.
retrocedence
retromingent
necromancies
caenogenetic
densitometer
noun, Photography. an instrument for measuring the density of negatives.
actinometers
secretmonger
demonstrate
verb (used with object), to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove:
creamometer
meritmonger
centigramme
entertainer
noun, a singer, comedian, dancer, reciter, or the like, especially a professional one.
nigrescence
statemonger
nonstriated
adjective, not striated; unstriped, as certain muscular tissue.
cementation
noun, the act, process, or result of cementing.
comediennes
gendarmerie
noun, gendarmes collectively; a body of gendarmes.
centenaries
noun, a centennial.
anoegenetic
decennaries
noun, a decennium.
intercedent
intercadent
generations
noun, the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time:
ectogenetic
decertation
commandeers
verb (used with object), to order or force into active military service.
reemigrated
dragon-tree
noun, a tall, treelike plant, Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands, scarce in the wild but common in cultivation, yielding a variety of dragon's blood.
derangement
considerate
adjective, showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.:
gradiometer
noun, any instrument used to measure a gradient, as the rate of change of the geomagnetic field. Compare gradient (def 3a).
nonremedies
mignonettes
noun, a plant, Reseda odorata, common in gardens, having racemes of small, fragrant, greenish-white flowers with prominent orange anthers.
stereometer
mercenaries
adjective, working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal.
tergeminate
directorate
noun, the office of a director.
midsentence
constrained
adjective, forced, compelled, or obliged:
interrogate
verb (used with object), to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
intertraced
reagreement
discernment
noun, the faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.
contredanse
noun, a variation of the quadrille in which the dancers face each other.
interregent
disentrance
registrated
regerminate
carcinogens
noun, any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
micrometers
noun, any of various devices for measuring minute distances, angles, etc., as in connection with a telescope or microscope.
enticements
noun, the act or practice of enticing, especially to evil.
remonstrate
verb (used with object), to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
Remonstrant
noun, a person who remonstrates.
codetermine
megadontism
remittances
noun, the sending of money, checks, etc., to a recipient at a distance.
incrementer
regenerates
adjective, reconstituted or made over in a better form.
antecedence
noun, the act of going before; precedence.
consternate
verb (used with object), to dismay, confuse, or terrify.
incremented
denigrators
crematories
noun, a place, as a funeral establishment, at which cremation is done.
centromeric
coattending
cinemagoers
noun, filmgoer.
semidormant
redetermine
cartonniers
noun, an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.
degerminate
endorsement
noun, approval or sanction:
emergencies
noun, a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
concentrate
noun, a concentrated form of something; a product of concentration:
metagenetic
re-creation
noun, the act of creating anew.
morningstar
second-rate
adjective, of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like:
transdermic
determinate
adjective, having defined limits; definite.
commentated
endogenetic
adjective, arising from or relating to the interior of the earth (opposed to exogenetic).
tragedienne
noun, an actress especially noted for performing tragic roles.
grandnieces
encomiendas
noun, the system, instituted in 1503, under which a Spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or a village together with its Indian inhabitants.
determinant
concertante
adjective, brilliantly virtuosic:
democracies
noun, government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
deteriorate
verb (used with or without object), to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc.
geometrised
emendations
noun, a correction or change, as of a text.
concertinas
noun, a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
Geometridae
endocentric
adjective, (of a construction or compound) having the same syntactic function in the sentence as one of its immediate constituents. Cold water is an endocentric construction, since it functions as would the noun water. Greenhouse is an endocentric compound, since it is a noun as is its head house.
metagnostic
tensiometer
noun, an instrument for measuring longitudinal stress in wires, structural beams, etc.
necromancer
determiners
degenerates
verb (used without object), to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate:
medicaments
mesectoderm
great-niece
noun, a daughter of one's nephew or niece; grandniece.
endearments
noun, the act of endearing.
atmidometer
Microgaster
mesentoderm
detrainment
rescreening
commiserate
verb (used with object), to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
deterrences
decorticate
verb (used with object), to remove the bark, husk, or outer covering from.
detractions
noun, the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.
microgamete
reconsigned
denominates
verb (used with object), to give a name to; denote; designate.
sentimenter
domesticate
verb (used with object), to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
recontracts
Grammontine
contradicts
metacentric
adjective, Naval Architecture. of or relating to a metacenter.
scaremonger
noun, a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
marionettes
noun, a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs.
smattering
noun, a slight, superficial, or introductory knowledge of something:
antemortem
adjective, before death:
estrogenic
adjective, Biochemistry. promoting or producing estrus.
meteorites
noun, a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
strong-arm
adjective, using, involving, or threatening the use of physical force or violence to gain an objective:
recreation
noun, refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
incandesce
verb (used with or without object), to glow or cause to glow with heat.
gamodesmic
Mignonette
noun, a plant, Reseda odorata, common in gardens, having racemes of small, fragrant, greenish-white flowers with prominent orange anthers.
Trematodes
noun, any parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Trematoda, having one or more external suckers; fluke.
antecedent
adjective, preceding; prior:
microcards
cinemagoer
noun, filmgoer.
germinates
verb (used with object), to cause to develop; produce.
denominate
verb (used with object), to give a name to; denote; designate.
reconsider
verb (used with object), to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action:
nematocide
noun, a substance or preparation used for killing nematodes parasitic to plants.
micrograms
Eteocretan
adjective, noting or pertaining to certain inscriptions found on Crete, written in an early form of the Greek alphabet.
recordings
noun, the act or practice of a person or thing that records.
nitrometer
noun, an apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds in a substance or mixture.
micrergate
increscent
adjective, increasing or waxing, as the moon.
microstate
noun, ministate.
denotement
stringendo
adjective, adverb, (of a musical direction) progressively quickening in tempo.
densimeter
noun, any instrument for measuring density.
ingenerate
adjective, not generated; self-existent.
denigrates
verb (used with object), to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame:
antimerger
atonements
noun, satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends.
denegation
noun, denial; contradiction.
detraction
noun, the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.
decrements
noun, the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction.
scarcement
noun, a footing or ledge formed by a setoff in a wall.
secretaire
noun, any writing desk resembling a secretary.
orangeries
noun, a warm place, as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are cultivated in cool climates.
mordancies
noun, the quality of being mordant; sharpness.
decreasing
noun, the act or process of decreasing; condition of being decreased; gradual reduction:
transitmen
noun, a person who makes observations with a transit.
deterrence
noun, the act of deterring, especially deterring a nuclear attack by the capacity or threat of retaliating.
geoscience
nectarines
noun, a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
Montmartre
noun, a hilly section in the N part of Paris, France: noted for the artists who have frequented and lived in the area.
decimetres
decimeters
rectorates
noun, the office, dignity, or term of a rector.
monstrance
noun, a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
decrescent
adjective, diminishing; decreasing.
transience
noun, transient state or quality.
Cardington
detentions
noun, the act of detaining.
gramercies
noun, Obsolete. thanks.
geomancies
noun, divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
sermonette
noun, a brief sermon or homily:
grandniece
noun, a daughter of one's nephew or niece.
cartonnier
noun, an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.
astringent
noun, Medicine/Medical. a substance that contracts the tissues or canals of the body, thereby diminishing discharges, as of mucus or blood.
geocentric
adjective, having or representing the earth as a center:
gradienter
noun, an instrument on a transit for measuring angles of inclination in terms of their tangents.
determiner
noun, a person or thing that determines.
demicanton
noun, either of the two political divisions in Switzerland into which the cantons of Basel, Appenzell, and Unterwalden are each divided.
detergents
noun, any of a group of synthetic, organic, liquid or water-soluble cleaning agents that, unlike soap, are not prepared from fats and oils, are not inactivated by hard water, and have wetting-agent and emulsifying-agent properties.
degenerate
verb (used without object), to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate:
secondment
noun, the transfer of a military officer or corporate executive to another post for temporary duty.
scattering
noun, a small, scattered number or quantity.
designment
noun, design; plan.
democratic
adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
monetarism
noun, a doctrine holding that changes in the money supply determine the direction of a nation's economy.
decigramme
immoderate
adjective, not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.
ratiometer
noun, (in three-color photography) a device for determining the exposure factors of the filters to be used.
tangerines
noun, Also called mandarin, mandarin orange. any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, especially in the U.S.
deaconries
noun, the office of a deacon.
ideamonger
noun, a person who originates and promotes or deals in ideas.
stereogram
noun, a diagram or picture representing objects in a way to give the impression of solidity.
carcinogen
noun, any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
stentorian
adjective, very loud or powerful in sound:
miscreated
adjective, badly or wrongly created; misshapen; monstrous.
miscreance
noun, a misbelief or false religious faith.
tangencies
noun, the state of being tangent.
caen-stone
noun, a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
negotiants
noun, a person who negotiates; negotiator.
ignorances
noun, the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
disconcert
verb (used with object), to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle:
dermatogen
noun, protoderm.
minestrone
noun, a thick vegetable soup, often containing herbs, beans, bits of pasta, etc., and served with Parmesan cheese.
negotiates
verb (used with object), to arrange for or bring about by discussion and settlement of terms:
Mitterrand
noun, François (Maurice Marie) [frahn-swa maw-rees ma-ree] /frɑ̃ˈswa mɔˈris maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1916–96, French political leader: president 1981–95.
centromere
noun, a specialized structure on the chromosome, appearing during cell division as the constricted central region where the two chromatids are held together and form an X shape.
Trasentine
noun, a brand of adiphenine.
centigrade
adjective, divided into 100 degrees, as a scale.
greeneries
noun, green foliage or vegetation; verdure.
monandries
noun, the practice or condition of having one husband at a time.
orientates
verb (used with or without object), orient (defs 4–12).
ornamented
noun, an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
generation
noun, the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time:
nonstarter
noun, an issue, plan, etc., that does not get or deserve to get under way.
greenstone
noun, any of various altered basaltic rocks having a dark-green color caused by the presence of chlorite, epidote, etc.
grenadiers
noun, (in the British army) a member of the first regiment of household infantry (Grenadier Guards)
decameters
noun, dekameter.
centimeter
noun, one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. Abbreviation: cm, cm.
radiometer
noun, Also called Crookes radiometer. an instrument for demonstrating the transformation of radiant energy into mechanical work, consisting of an exhausted glass vessel containing vanes that revolve about an axis when exposed to light.
sarcomeric
centistere
noun, one 100th of a stere.
Grenadines
noun, a chain of about 600 islands in the E West Indies in the Windward Islands: a former British colony; now divided between Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
dime-store
noun, five-and-ten (def 1).
argentines
noun, a silvery substance, especially one obtained from fish scales, used in making imitation pearls.
candescent
adjective, glowing; incandescent.
Cismontane
adjective, on this (the speaker's or writer's) side of the mountains, especially the Alps.
endogamies
noun, marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit. Compare exogamy (def 1).
resentment
noun, the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.
interstade
noun, a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period.
enactments
noun, the act of enacting.
entreaties
noun, earnest request or petition; supplication.
consecrate
adjective, consecrated; sacred.
remandment
acetometer
noun, an instrument for measuring the amount of acetic acid present in a solution.
ringmaster
acetimeter
noun, acetometer.
martensite
noun, a metastable microconstituent of any of various forms of carbon steel, produced by undercooling sufficiently below the normal transformation temperature, especially a hard, brittle product of the decomposition of austenite, produced in this way.
rescreened
reiterates
verb (used with object), to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
maisonette
noun, a small house, especially one connected to a large apartment building.
medicament
retentions
noun, the act of retaining.
Accrington
condensate
noun, a product of condensation, as a liquid reduced from a gas or vapor.
constraint
noun, limitation or restriction.
mendicants
noun, a person who lives by begging; beggar.
endergonic
adjective, (of a biochemical reaction) requiring energy.
dormancies
noun, the state of being dormant.
constringe
verb (used with object), to constrict; compress; cause to contract.
commandeer
verb (used with object), to order or force into active military service.
Mandingoes
noun, a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
internodes
noun, a part or space between two nodes, knots, or joints, as the portion of a plant stem between two nodes.
retraction
noun, the act of retracting or the state of being retracted.
concretism
noun, the theory or practice of concrete poetry.
cotangents
noun, (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the side opposite.
enantiomer
noun, either of a pair of optical isomers that are mirror images of each other.
commercing
egocentric
noun, an egocentric person.
megadontic
corsetiere
noun, a person who specializes in making, fitting, or selling corsets, brassieres, or other foundation garments.
commanders
noun, a person who commands.
renderings
noun, an act or instance of interpretation, rendition, or depiction, as of a dramatic part or a musical composition:
commanding
noun, the act of commanding or ordering.
Eastertide
noun, Easter time.
magnetites
noun, a very common black iron oxide mineral, Fe 3 O 4 , that is strongly attracted by magnets: an important iron ore.
enteromere
rencontres
noun, rencounter.
commandite
congeneric
noun, congener (def 3).
creameries
noun, a place where milk and cream are processed and where butter and cheese are produced.
endearment
noun, the act of endearing.
Renascence
noun, Renaissance.
comediette
retreatism
noun, the rejection of culturally prescribed goals and the conventional means for attaining them.
commending
draegermen
noun, a miner, usually a member of a special crew, trained in underground rescue work and other emergency procedures.
comedienne
Corrientes
noun, a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
encomienda
noun, the system, instituted in 1503, under which a Spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or a village together with its Indian inhabitants.
entertains
verb (used with object), to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
enticement
noun, the act or practice of enticing, especially to evil.
enregister
verb (used with object), to register; record.
remittance
noun, the sending of money, checks, etc., to a recipient at a distance.
Ridgecrest
noun, a town in central California.
encasement
noun, the act of encasing.
commentate
connecters
noun, connector.
ergotamine
noun, a crystalline, water-soluble polypeptide, C 33 H 35 N 5 O 5 , obtained from ergot, used to stimulate uterine contractions during labor and in the treatment of migraine.
ironmaster
noun, the master of a foundry or ironworks; a manufacturer of iron.
registrate
verb (used without object), to select and combine pipe organ stops.
endocrines
noun, an internal secretion; hormone.
reemigrate
integrated
adjective, combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole:
integrates
verb (used with object), to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
marionette
noun, a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs.
reemersion
reemergent
tenantries
noun, tenants collectively; the body of tenants on an estate.
coagencies
noun, joint agency.
merriments
noun, cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter.
integrator
noun, a person or thing that integrates.
reticences
noun, the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint:
contracted
noun, an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
terminator
noun, a person or thing that terminates.
terminates
verb (used with object), to bring to an end; put an end to:
marcescent
adjective, withering but not falling off, as a part of a plant.
emergences
noun, the act or process of emerging.
mesenteron
noun, midgut.
micrometer
noun, any of various devices for measuring minute distances, angles, etc., as in connection with a telescope or microscope.
adrenergic
noun, a drug or other agent having an epinephrinelike effect.
intemerate
adjective, inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.
mesocranic
adjective, having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
dominances
noun, rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
mesocratic
adjective, (of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts.
intenerate
verb (used with object), to make soft or tender; soften.
endometria
noun, the mucous membrane lining the uterus.
metacenter
noun, the intersection between two vertical lines, one through the center of buoyancy of a hull in equilibrium, the other through the center of buoyancy when the hull is inclined slightly to one side or toward one end: the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the initial stability of the hull.
concertina
noun, a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
meritocrat
noun, a member of a meritocracy.
tendencies
noun, a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result:
contraries
noun, something that is contrary or opposite:
registrant
noun, a person who registers or is registered.
registered
noun, a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
containers
noun, anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
macromeric
mangosteen
noun, the juicy, edible fruit of an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana.
concierges
noun, (especially in France) a person who has charge of the entrance of a building and is often the owner's representative; doorkeeper.
interments
noun, the act or ceremony of interring; burial.
corianders
noun, Also called cilantro, Chinese parsley. an herb, Coriandrum sativum, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having strong-scented leaves used in cooking and aromatic seeds used as a seasoning and in medicine.
regimented
anemometer
noun, any instrument for measuring the speed of wind.
anecdotist
noun, a collector or teller of anecdotes.
endogenies
noun, development or growth from within.
intergrade
noun, an intermediate grade, form, stage, etc.
contradict
verb (used with object), to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
intercedes
verb (used without object), to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition:
Crittenden
restrained
adjective, characterized by restraint:
retirement
noun, the act of retiring, withdrawing, or leaving; the state of being retired.
mannersome
tensimeter
noun, manometer.
regenerate
adjective, reconstituted or made over in a better form.
interested
noun, the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
stadimeter
noun, an instrument for determining the distance between an observer and an object of known height by measurement of the angle subtended by the object.
emendation
noun, a correction or change, as of a text.
energetics
noun, the branch of physics that deals with energy.
sententia
noun, an aphorism; maxim.
concerted
noun, a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
carotenes
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
carnotite
noun, a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
dementias
noun, severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
condiment
noun, something used to give a special flavor to food, as mustard, ketchup, salt, or spices.
mortmains
noun, the condition of lands or tenements held without right of alienation, as by an ecclesiastical corporation; inalienable ownership.
grandiose
adjective, affectedly grand or important; pompous:
serranoid
noun, a serranoid fish.
concretes
noun, an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden. Compare reinforced concrete.
magnesite
noun, a mineral, magnesium carbonate, MgCO 3 , having a characteristic conchoidal fracture and usually occurring in white masses.
serration
noun, serrated condition or form.
concierge
noun, (especially in France) a person who has charge of the entrance of a building and is often the owner's representative; doorkeeper.
degreaser
McDermott
corticate
adjective, having a cortex.
condenser
noun, a person or thing that condenses.
demeanors
noun, conduct; behavior; deportment.
McDermitt
grandsire
noun, a grandfather.
tetragons
noun, a polygon having four angles or sides; a quadrangle or quadrilateral.
magnetics
noun, the science of magnetism.
sentiment
noun, an attitude toward something; regard; opinion.
magnetism
noun, the properties of attraction possessed by magnets; the molecular properties common to magnets.
sentience
noun, sentient condition or character; capacity for sensation or feeling.
demeaning
noun, Archaic. demeanor.
cartridge
noun, Also called cartouche. a cylindrical case of pasteboard, metal, or the like, for holding a complete charge of powder, and often also the bullet or the shot for a rifle, machine gun, or other small arm.
integrant
noun, an integrant part.
magnetite
noun, a very common black iron oxide mineral, Fe 3 O 4 , that is strongly attracted by magnets: an important iron ore.
mannerism
noun, a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech:
Cantonese
noun, a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
negotiant
noun, a person who negotiates; negotiator.
negotiate
verb (used with object), to arrange for or bring about by discussion and settlement of terms:
Mandingos
noun, a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
contained
adjective, showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised:
streetcar
noun, a public vehicle running regularly along certain streets, usually on rails, as a trolley car or trolley bus.
container
noun, anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
Negritoes
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
tetracids
noun, a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
denigrate
verb (used with object), to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame:
canonries
noun, the office or benefice of a canon.
coriander
noun, Also called cilantro, Chinese parsley. an herb, Coriandrum sativum, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having strong-scented leaves used in cooking and aromatic seeds used as a seasoning and in medicine.
canneries
noun, a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
streaming
noun, an act or instance of flowing.
denitrate
verb (used with object), Chemistry. to free from nitric acid or nitrates; remove oxides of nitrogen from.
manometer
noun, an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a liquid, the level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on a scale.
contented
noun, the state or feeling of being contented; satisfaction; contentment:
manticore
noun, a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
Marinette
noun, a city in NE Wisconsin.
nematodes
noun, any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm.
nemertean
noun, any member of the invertebrate phylum Nemertea, comprising the ribbon worms.
stringent
adjective, rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe:
canescent
adjective, covered with whitish or grayish pubescence, as certain plants.
contracts
noun, an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
neotenies
noun, Also called pedogenesis. the production of offspring by an organism in its larval or juvenile form; the elimination of the adult phase of the life cycle.
dentaries
noun, one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
constrict
verb (used with object), to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
negations
noun, the act of denying:
nanometer
noun, one billionth of a meter. Abbreviation: nm.
connecter
noun, connector.
narceines
noun, a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
Demetrias
noun, an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
narcotics
noun, any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
narcotism
noun, habitual use of narcotics.
congeners
noun, a person or thing of the same kind or class as another.
strategic
adjective, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy:
congeries
noun, a collection of items or parts in one mass; assemblage; aggregation; heap:
Masoretic
adjective, of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
magnetons
noun, a unit of magnetic moment, used in measuring the magnetic moment of atomic and subatomic particles.
demogenic
magnetron
noun, a two-element vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons is under the influence of an external magnetic field, used to generate extremely short radio waves.
connected
adjective, united, joined, or linked.
careerist
noun, a person who follows a career.
constrain
verb (used with object), to force, compel, or oblige:
Martinson
noun, Harry Edmund [har-ee ed-muh nd;; Swedish hah-ri ed-moo nt] /ˈhær i ˈɛd mənd;; Swedish ˈhɑ rɪ ˈɛd mʊnt/ (Show IPA), 1904–78, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel prize 1974.
careerism
noun, devotion to a successful career, often at the expense of one's personal life, ethics, etc.
nectaries
noun, Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
nectarine
noun, a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
Maidstone
noun, a city in Kent, in SE England.
martinets
noun, a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
consarned
adjective, confounded; damned.
cornetist
noun, a musician who plays the cornet.
consignee
noun, a person or party to whom something, usually merchandise, is consigned.
Constance
noun, Lake. German Boden·see. a lake in W Europe, bounded by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 46 miles (74 km) long; 207 sq. mi. (536 sq. km).
cornerman
noun, Basketball. a forward.
sonneteer
noun, a composer of sonnets.
demoniacs
noun, a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
comminate
verb (used with or without object), to threaten with divine punishment or vengeance.
concerned
noun, something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
toe-dance
noun, a dance performed on the tips of the toes.
Menominee
noun, a member of a group of American Indian people of northeastern Wisconsin.
cretonnes
noun, a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
Minnesota
noun, a state in the N central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). Capital: St. Paul. Abbreviation: MN (for use with zip code), Minn.
timecards
noun, a card for recording the time at which an employee arrives at and departs from a job.
immergent
certosina
noun, a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
tiger-cat
noun, any of several felines, as the ocelot or margay, that resemble the tiger in coloration or ferocity but are smaller.
codirects
verb (used with object), to direct (a movie or other performance) with another or others.
interrog.
ignorance
noun, the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
ignescent
noun, an ignescent substance.
mendicant
noun, a person who lives by begging; beggar.
Crescendo
noun, Music. a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force. a musical passage characterized by such an increase. the performance of a crescendo passage:
miscreant
noun, a vicious or depraved person; villain.
mentation
noun, mental activity.
cogencies
noun, the quality or state of being convincing or persuasive:
intersect
verb (used with object), to cut or divide by passing through or across:
miscreate
adjective, miscreated.
crenation
noun, a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
cogitates
verb (used with object), to think about; devise:
menagerie
noun, a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition.
menadione
noun, a synthetic yellow crystalline powder, C 11 H 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, used as a vitamin K supplement.
cerements
noun, a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
ice-cream
noun, a frozen food containing cream or milk and butterfat, sugar, flavoring, and sometimes eggs.
tierceron
noun, (in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
stingaree
noun, a stingray.
mitergate
noun, (in a canal or the like) a lock gate having two leaves so made as to close at an angle pointing upstream.
deaneries
noun, the office, jurisdiction, district, or residence of an ecclesiastical dean.
groceries
noun, Also called grocery store. a grocer's store.
internode
noun, a part or space between two nodes, knots, or joints, as the portion of a plant stem between two nodes.
mincemeat
noun, a mixture composed of minced apples, suet, and sometimes meat, together with raisins, currants, candied citron, etc., for filling a pie.
memoriter
adverb, by heart; by memory.
merriment
noun, cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter.
integrate
verb (used with object), to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
instanter
adverb, immediately; at once.
metameric
adjective, Also, metameral, M03/M0350800 muh-tam-er-uh l, məˈtæm ər əl. Zoology. consisting of metameres. pertaining to metamerism.
meteorite
noun, a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
metameres
noun, a somite.
innermost
noun, the innermost part.
ingestant
noun, something that is ingested, especially a substance that may be associated with an allergic reaction.
inertance
noun, the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
Metacomet
noun, Philip, King.
mesorecta
noun, the mesentery of the rectum.
interacts
verb (used without object), to act one upon another.
croisette
noun, crossette.
Mertensia
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
cinerator
noun, an incinerator.
microgram
noun, a unit of mass or weight equal to one millionth of a gram, used chiefly in microchemistry. Symbol: μg.
incorrect
adjective, not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong:
intercede
verb (used without object), to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition:
micromere
noun, a small blastomere, as one of those that form toward the animal pole in embryos that undergo unequal cleavage or those that occur in the embryo of mammals.
merganser
noun, any of several fish-eating diving ducks of the subfamily Merginae, having a narrow bill hooked at the tip and serrated at the edges.
cigarette
noun, a cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper.
microstat
noun, a negative of a microphotograph made directly from a negative by a copy camera.
intercoms
noun, an intercommunication system.
increment
noun, something added or gained; addition; increase.
merceries
noun, a mercer's shop.
midranges
noun, this portion of a range:
interment
noun, the act or ceremony of interring; burial.
cicerones
noun, a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
internat.
internees
noun, a person who is or has been interned, as a prisoner of war.
increaser
noun, a person or thing that increases.
cognisant
adjective, a frequent misspelling of cognizant.
intonates
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
tetramers
noun, a molecule composed of four identical, simpler molecules.
catteries
noun, a place where cats are kept and bred.
commented
irredenta
noun, a region that is under the political jurisdiction of one nation but is related to another by reason of cultural, historical, and ethnic ties.
Montaigne
noun, Michel Eyquem [mee-shel e-kem] /miˈʃɛl ɛˈkɛm/ (Show IPA), Seigneur de, 1533–92, French essayist.
isogamete
noun, one of a pair of conjugating gametes, exhibiting no differences in form, size, structure, or sex.
commerces
noun, an interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale between different countries (foreign commerce) or between different parts of the same country (domestic commerce) trade; business.
decongest
verb (used with object), to diminish or end the congestion of.
medicares
noun, (sometimes lowercase) a U.S. government program of hospitalization insurance and voluntary medical insurance for persons aged 65 and over and for certain disabled persons under 65. Compare Medicaid.
integrand
noun, the expression to be integrated.
decorates
verb (used with object), to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
committee
noun, a person or group of persons elected or appointed to perform some service or function, as to investigate, report on, or act upon a particular matter.
mediators
noun, a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
cottagers
noun, a person who lives in a cottage.
iterances
noun, iteration.
mecometer
noun, a caliperlike instrument for measuring the length of newborn infants.
decimates
verb (used with object), to destroy a great number or proportion of:
decrement
noun, the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction.
cotenants
noun, a joint tenant.
meantimes
noun, the intervening time:
cotangent
noun, (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the side opposite.
decretist
noun, a student in the faculty of law.
morganite
noun, rose-colored beryl.
catenoids
noun, the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
grantsmen
noun, an expert in grantsmanship.
conceited
noun, an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
macedoine
noun, a mixture of fruits or vegetables, often served as a salad.
concenter
verb (used with or without object), to bring or converge to a common center; concentrate.
concentre
verb (used with or without object), concenter.
macromere
noun, one of the large blastomeres that form toward the vegetal pole in embryos undergoing unequal cleavage.
cast-iron
noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
decimeter
noun, a unit of length equal to 1/10 (0.1) meter. Abbreviation: dm.
decigrams
noun, a unit of mass or weight equal to 1/10 (0.1) gram (1.543 grains). Abbreviation: dg.
cremators
noun, a person who cremates.
centigram
noun, one 100th of a gram, equivalent to 0.1543 grain. Abbreviation: cg.
cremaster
noun, Entomology. a usually hooklike process on the posterior tip of a chrysalis, for attaching the pupa to a stem, twig, etc.
centroids
noun, Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero. Compare center of mass.
decameter
noun, dekameter.
mementoes
noun, an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir.
credences
noun, belief as to the truth of something:
moderates
noun, a person who is moderate in opinion or opposed to extreme views and actions, especially in politics or religion.
modernism
noun, modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
creations
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
modernist
noun, a person who follows or favors modern ways, tendencies, etc.
decanters
noun, a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
Tocantins
noun, a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
creatines
noun, an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
grenadine
noun, a thin fabric of leno weave in silk, nylon, rayon, or wool.
grenadier
noun, (in the British army) a member of the first regiment of household infantry (Grenadier Guards)
centiares
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
medicates
verb (used with object), to treat with medicine or medicaments.
decencies
noun, the state or quality of being decent.
centesimo
noun, a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a lira.
centering
noun, a temporary framework for supporting a masonry arch during construction until it is able to stand by itself.
meditates
verb (used with object), to consider as something to be done or effected; intend; purpose:
stationer
noun, a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
Comintern
noun, Third International.
decenters
verb (used with object), to put out of center.
monacetin
noun, acetin.
decentres
verb (used with object), decenter.
greensand
noun, a sandstone containing much glauconite, which gives it a greenish hue.
commander
noun, a person who commands.
monergism
noun, the doctrine that the Holy Ghost acts independently of the human will in the work of regeneration. Compare synergism (def 3).
cementite
noun, an iron carbide, Fe 3 C, a constituent of steel and cast iron, sometimes with part of its iron replaced by another metal, as manganese.
commences
verb (used with or without object), to begin; start.
neoterics
noun, a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
deringers
noun, derringer.
neoterism
noun, an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
aerogenic
adjective, producing gas, as certain bacteria.
resection
noun, Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
gardeners
noun, a person who is employed to cultivate or care for a garden, lawn, etc.
residence
noun, the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling place; home:
engrained
adjective, ingrained.
engenders
verb (used with object), to produce, cause, or give rise to:
aerometer
noun, an instrument for determining the weight, density, etc., of air or other gases.
resnatron
noun, a tetrode with the grid connected to form a drift space for the electrons, formerly used to generate high power at very high frequency.
agentries
noun, the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
resonance
noun, the state or quality of being resonant.
tectonism
noun, diastrophism (def 1).
energetic
adjective, possessing or exhibiting energy, especially in abundance; vigorous:
garrottes
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
re-strain
verb (used with or without object), to strain again.
gasometer
noun, an apparatus for measuring and storing gas in a laboratory.
restraint
noun, a restraining action or influence:
discreate
verb (used with object), to reduce to nothing; annihilate.
teratogen
noun, a drug or other substance capable of interfering with the development of a fetus, causing birth defects.
Tangerine
noun, Also called mandarin, mandarin orange. any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, especially in the U.S.
gamodemes
renegades
noun, a person who deserts a party or cause for another.
antecedes
verb (used with object), to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede:
renegados
noun, a renegade.
dittogram
terracing
noun, something formed as a terrace.
trimester
noun, a term or period of three months.
agistment
noun, the act of agisting.
dreamtime
noun, (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
tanneries
noun, a place where tanning is carried on.
antimeres
noun, a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
reorients
adjective, Rare. rising anew.
antinodes
noun, the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
trimeters
noun, a verse of three measures or feet.
disenamor
verb (used with object), to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with):
tectonics
noun, the science or art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction; the constructive arts in general.
rainstorm
noun, a storm with heavy rain.
dinergate
noun, a soldier ant.
dragonets
noun, any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
dicentras
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
generator
noun, a machine that converts one form of energy into another, especially mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator.
retrainee
noun, a person who is being retrained.
tenorites
noun, a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
Armstrong
noun, (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
orientate
verb (used with or without object), orient (defs 4–12).
Trasimeno
noun, a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
retroacts
verb (used without object), to act in opposition; react.
generates
verb (used with object), to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
transonic
adjective, close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
organdies
noun, a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
retrocede
verb (used with object), to cede back:
Easterner
noun, a native or inhabitant of an eastern area, especially of the eastern U.S.
endearing
adjective, tending to make dear or beloved.
arresting
noun, the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
genocides
noun, the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
ornaments
noun, an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
adenosine
noun, Biochemistry. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleoside, C 10 H 13 N 5 O 4 , of adenine and ribose.
tagmemics
noun, a school of linguistics deriving from American structuralism based on the work of Kenneth Lee Pike and using the tagmeme as the basic unit of grammatical analysis.
endocrine
noun, an internal secretion; hormone.
retainers
noun, a person or thing that retains.
Argentine
noun, a silvery substance, especially one obtained from fish scales, used in making imitation pearls.
adornment
noun, something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory:
retention
noun, the act of retaining.
argentite
noun, a dark lead-gray sectile mineral, silver sulfide, Ag 2 S, occurring in crystals and as formless aggregates: an important ore of silver.
reticence
noun, the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint:
endoergic
adjective, endothermic (opposed to exoergic).
retirants
noun, retiree.
gendarmes
noun, a police officer in any of several European countries, especially a French police officer.
sarcomere
noun, any of the segments of myofibril in striated muscle fibers.
geminates
noun, Phonetics. a doubled consonant sound.
gemmation
noun, reproduction by gemmae.
end-grain
noun, wood grain, as at the end of a board, resulting from a cut across the grain.
digestant
noun, a substance that promotes digestion.
ostringer
noun, astringer.
osmeteria
noun, a glandular process on the first thoracic segment of many caterpillars that emits a noxious odor to ward off predators.
dragonism
reasoning
noun, the act or process of a person who reasons.
ordnances
noun, cannon or artillery.
reentries
noun, an act of reentering.
Ammonites
noun, the coiled, chambered fossil shell of an ammonoid.
regencies
noun, the office, jurisdiction, or control of a regent or body of regents exercising the ruling power during the minority, absence, or disability of a sovereign.
entoderms
noun, endoderm.
errancies
noun, the state or an instance of erring.
reminders
noun, a person or thing that serves to remind.
Doncaster
noun, a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
reentrant
noun, a reentering angle or part.
Ernestine
noun, a female given name: derived from Ernest.
reemerges
terminate
verb (used with object), to bring to an end; put an end to:
esoterica
plural noun, things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
tres-tine
noun, royal antler.
reed-mace
noun, cattail.
domineers
verb (used with or without object), to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize.
dominates
verb (used with object), to rule over; govern; control.
remigrant
noun, a person or thing that returns.
ammocetes
noun, the larval stage of a lamprey.
dominance
noun, rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
ergometer
noun, a device designed to measure muscle power.
entremets
noun, a dish or dishes served at dinner between the principal courses or with the roast or other main course; side dish.
reinstate
verb (used with object), to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state:
reiterant
adjective, reiterating or repeating, especially to an intensified degree:
regreeted
reiterate
verb (used with object), to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
remainder
noun, something that remains or is left:
regreased
amidogens
noun, (formerly) the −NH 2 group.
erigerons
noun, any composite plant of the genus Erigeron, having flower heads resembling those of the asters but with narrower and usually more numerous white or purple rays.
amendment
noun, the act of amending or the state of being amended.
entrecote
noun, a steak sliced from between the ribs of a rib roast cut.
remanence
noun, the magnetic flux that remains in a magnetic circuit after an applied magnetomotive force has been removed.
entrances
noun, an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
Ergotrate
regiments
noun, Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
dosimeter
noun, a device carried on the person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which one has been exposed.
dominants
noun, Genetics. the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism. the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
estaminet
noun, a bistro or small café.
tree-toad
noun, tree frog.
recommits
verb (used with object), to commit again.
recreants
noun, a coward.
rencontre
noun, rencounter.
agrements
noun, Music. ornament (def 9).
recordist
noun, Also called sound recordist. Movies. the person in charge of sound recording on a film set. Compare mixer.
recording
noun, the act or practice of a person or thing that records.
recondite
adjective, dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter:
rendering
noun, an act or instance of interpretation, rendition, or depiction, as of a dramatic part or a musical composition:
renascent
adjective, being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
agreement
noun, the act of agreeing or of coming to a mutual arrangement.
recension
noun, an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
etceteras
noun, a number of other things or persons unspecified.
ternaries
noun, a group of three.
anorectic
noun, an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
trematode
noun, any parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Trematoda, having one or more external suckers; fluke.
targeteer
noun, a soldier armed with a sword and buckler.
strongman
noun, a person who performs remarkable feats of strength, as in a circus.
re-create
verb (used with object), to create anew.
redirects
adjective, Law. pertaining to the examination of a witness by the party calling him or her, after cross-examination.
aigrettes
noun, a plume or tuft of feathers, especially the back plume of any of various herons, arranged as a head ornament.
Remington
noun, Eliphalet [ih-lif-uh-lit] /ɪˈlɪf ə lɪt/ (Show IPA), 1793–1861, U.S. arms manufacturer.
redingote
noun, a dress or lightweight coat, usually belted, open along the entire front to reveal a dress or petticoat worn underneath it.
androgens
noun, any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
airdromes
noun, a landing field for airplanes that has extensive buildings, equipment, shelters, etc.; airport.
redeeming
adjective, offsetting or counterbalancing some fault, defect, or the like:
remitters
noun, Law. the principle or operation by which a person who enters on an estate by a defective title, and who previously had an earlier and more valid title to it, is adjudged to hold it by the earlier and more valid one. the act of remitting a case to another court for decision.
anecdotic
adjective, anecdotal.
dogmatist
noun, a person who asserts his or her opinions in an unduly positive or arrogant manner; a dogmatic person.
recrement
noun, Physiology. a secretion, as saliva, that is reabsorbed by the body.
dogmatics
noun, the study of the arrangement and statement of religious doctrines, especially of the doctrines received in and taught by the Christian church.
remontant
noun, a remontant rose.
rectories
noun, a rector's house; parsonage.
estranged
adjective, displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated.
rectorate
noun, the office, dignity, or term of a rector.
entertain
verb (used with object), to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
Rotterdam
noun, a seaport in SW Netherlands.
endangers
verb (used with object), to expose to danger; imperil:
reindeers
noun, any of several large deer of the genus Rangifer, of northern and arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, both male and female of which have antlers.
tradesmen
noun, a person engaged in trade.
octameter
adjective, consisting of eight measures or feet.
traceried
adjective, ornamented or decorated with tracery.
geometric
adjective, of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
nominates
adjective, having a particular name.
enactment
noun, the act of enacting.
Germanist
noun, a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.
dermatome
noun, Anatomy. an area of skin that is supplied with the nerve fibers of a single, posterior, spinal root.
emergents
noun, Ecology. an aquatic plant having its stem, leaves, etc., extending above the surface of the water.
desecrate
verb (used with object), to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
screaming
noun, the act or sound of a person or thing that screams.
designate
adjective, named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed (often used in combination following the noun it modifies):
Rosemarie
noun, a female given name.
germinant
adjective, beginning to grow or develop; germinating.
teenagers
noun, a person in his or her teens.
road-test
noun, a check of an automobile's performance in actual operation on the road.
geostatic
adjective, of or relating to pressure exerted by the weight of overlying rock.
astringer
noun, a person who trains and flies short-winged hawks, as the goshawk.
ectomeres
noun, any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
detention
noun, the act of detaining.
seed-corn
noun, ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
seedeater
noun, any of numerous small, tropical American finches, especially of the genus Sporophila.
gentrices
noun, gentility; high birth.
detergent
noun, any of a group of synthetic, organic, liquid or water-soluble cleaning agents that, unlike soap, are not prepared from fats and oils, are not inactivated by hard water, and have wetting-agent and emulsifying-agent properties.
ectoderms
noun, the outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.
scorecard
noun, a card for keeping score of a sports contest and, especially in team sports, for identifying the players by name, number, and position.
sea-otter
noun, a marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of the shores of the northern Pacific, with a very valuable fur: now greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
atonement
noun, satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends.
nontarget
adjective, not being the subject or goal of a particular action, program, maneuver, or the like; not designated for use, observation, attack, etc.
atmometer
noun, an instrument for measuring the rate at which water evaporates.
accredits
verb (used with object), to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with):
geometers
noun, geometrician.
cadencies
noun, cadence (defs 1–7).
derogates
adjective, Archaic. debased.
Rommanies
noun, Romany.
accretion
noun, an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
scrimmage
noun, a rough or vigorous struggle.
noncredit
adjective, (of academic courses) carrying or conferring no official academic credit in a particular program or toward a particular degree or diploma.
detainees
noun, a person held in custody, especially for a political offense or for questioning.
Rocinante
noun, Rosinante.
secretion
noun, (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
edentates
noun, an edentate mammal.
detection
noun, the act of detecting.
Germanics
noun, a branch of the Indo-European family of languages including German, Dutch, English, the Scandinavian languages, Afrikaans, Flemish, Frisian, and the extinct Gothic language.
occidents
noun, the Occident. the West; the countries of Europe and America. Western Hemisphere.
screening
noun, the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.
traceries
noun, ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
tendances
noun, attention; care; ministration, as to the sick.
sea-green
noun, a clear, light, bluish green.
detainers
noun, a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
Germanism
noun, a usage, idiom, or other feature that is characteristic of the German language.
emittance
noun, the total flux emitted per unit area.
eminences
noun, high station, rank, or repute:
Oceanside
noun, a city in SW California.
according
noun, proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
tenancies
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.
ointments
noun, a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent.
enceintes
noun, a wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place.
nose-ring
noun, a ring inserted in the nose of an animal, to facilitate leading it.
taconites
noun, a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
desertion
noun, the act of deserting or the state of being deserted.
gentisate
noun, a salt or ester of gentisic acid.
desiccant
noun, a desiccant substance or agent.
semanteme
noun, one of the minimum elements of lexical meaning in a language.
Orangeism
noun, the principles and practices of the Orangemen.
Orangemen
noun, a member of a secret society formed in the north of Ireland in 1795, having as its object the maintenance and political ascendancy of Protestantism.
Nestorian
noun, one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
gestation
noun, the process, state, or period of gestating.
strontian
noun, strontianite.
detonates
verb (used with object), to cause (something explosive) to explode.
on-stream
adverb, in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
nescience
noun, lack of knowledge; ignorance.
encomiast
noun, a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.
desiccate
verb (used with object), to dry thoroughly; dry up.
strongmen
noun, a person who performs remarkable feats of strength, as in a circus.
ordinance
noun, an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
encrimson
verb (used with object), to make crimson.
dentation
noun, the state or form of being dentate.
Rotameter
noun, an instrument for measuring the rate of flow of a liquid, consisting of a tapered vertical tube in which a small float is forced upward until its weight balances the fluid force.
ordinates
noun, Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
cancroids
noun, Pathology. a form of cancer of the skin.
detriment
noun, loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.
accentors
noun, any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
desinence
noun, a termination or ending, as the final line of a verse.
ascending
adjective, moving upward; rising.
transient
noun, a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like.
deterrent
noun, something that deters:
geometrid
noun, a geometrid moth.
omnirange
noun, a radio navigational aid in which stations emit distinctive signals on each of 360 degrees, giving the bearing of each degree with reference to magnetic north.
cairngorm
noun, smoky quartz.
nitrogens
noun, a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
scattered
noun, the act of scattering.
transcend
verb (used with object), to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed:
tragedies
noun, a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster:
germinate
verb (used with object), to cause to develop; produce.
determine
verb (used with object), to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
one-acter
noun, a short play consisting of one act.
emergence
noun, the act or process of emerging.
emigrates
verb (used without object), to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate:
roentgens
noun, Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901.
emendates
verb (used with object), to emend (a text).
emeerates
noun, emirate (defs 1, 2).
Germiston
noun, a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
accidents
noun, an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap:
attending
adjective, having primary responsibility for a patient.
tetracene
noun, naphthacene.
desmoneme
tractions
noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
Rosinante
noun, the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
germander
noun, any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Teucrium, of the mint family, as T. chamaedrys, of Europe, and T. canadense, of eastern North America.
emetines
noun, a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
mannered
adjective, having manners as specified (usually used in combination):
introrse
adjective, turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
emersion
noun, Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit. Compare immersion (def 5).
creamers
noun, a person or thing that creams.
creatine
noun, an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
dragnets
noun, a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
endanger
verb (used with object), to expose to danger; imperil:
mannites
noun, mannitol.
cremates
verb (used with object), to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
tea-tree
noun, a tall shrub or small tree, Leptospermum scoparium, of the myrtle family, native to New Zealand and Australia, having silky foliage when young, and bell-shaped, white flowers: often planted to prevent beach erosion.
sonarmen
noun, a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.
margents
noun, margin.
emeerate
noun, emirate (defs 1, 2).
entreats
verb (used with object), to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
entrants
noun, a competitor in a contest.
egestion
noun, the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
intonate
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
entrance
noun, an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
emendate
verb (used with object), to emend (a text).
entrains
verb (used with object), to put aboard a train.
cordages
noun, fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
cremator
noun, a person who cremates.
cremains
plural noun, the ashes of a cremated corpse.
Draconic
adjective, of or like a dragon.
cordings
noun, cord covered with yarns or fabric, used decoratively.
intorted
adjective, twisted inwardly about an axis or fixed point; curled; wound:
intrados
noun, the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
intranet
noun, a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
tiresome
adjective, causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome:
emergent
noun, Ecology. an aquatic plant having its stem, leaves, etc., extending above the surface of the water.
intrans.
intrants
noun, a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
creditor
noun, a person or firm to whom money is due (opposed to debtor).
tendance
noun, attention; care; ministration, as to the sick.
intreats
verb (used with or without object), entreat.
entoderm
noun, endoderm.
credence
noun, belief as to the truth of something:
Creation
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
cordites
noun, a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
dramming
dragomen
noun, (in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
cornices
noun, Architecture. any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes. the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
enations
noun, a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
Crescent
noun, a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
cosmetic
noun, a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
endnotes
noun, a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
endocast
noun, endocranial cast.
Magritte
noun, René [French ruh-ney] /French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Belgian painter.
enargite
noun, a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
ecstatic
noun, a person subject to fits of ecstasy:
cosecant
noun, (in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
tentages
noun, tents collectively; equipment or supply of tents.
ectoderm
noun, the outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.
MacNeice
noun, Louis, 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland.
tentoria
noun, Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
endorsee
noun, a person to whom a negotiable document is endorsed.
teosinte
noun, a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
ectomere
noun, any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
endosarc
noun, the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
cosigner
noun, a cosignatory.
ecocides
noun, the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
energies
noun, the capacity for vigorous activity; available power:
easement
noun, Law. a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, as right of passage.
eateries
noun, a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
magneto-
Corrigan
noun, Mairead [muh-reyd] /məˈreɪd/ (Show IPA), born 1944, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1976.
magneton
noun, a unit of magnetic moment, used in measuring the magnetic moment of atomic and subatomic particles.
corridas
noun, a bullfight.
east-end
noun, a section of E London, England.
corteges
noun, a procession, especially a ceremonial one:
tenorite
noun, a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
corrects
adjective, conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate:
enceinte
noun, a wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place.
magnetic
adjective, of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.
Endecott
noun, John, 1588?–1665, colonial governor of Massachusetts 1644–65, born in England.
endemics
noun, an endemic disease.
magnetos
noun, a small electric generator with an armature that rotates in a magnetic field provided by permanent magnets, as a generator supplying ignition current for certain types of internal combustion engines or a hand-operated generator for telephone signaling.
earnings
noun, money earned; wages; profits.
madrones
noun, any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
endermic
adjective, acting through the skin, as a medicine, by absorption.
corrades
verb (used with object), to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
ectosarc
noun, the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
energism
noun, the theory that self-realization is the highest good.
emigrant
noun, a person who emigrates, as from his or her native country or region: Synonyms: émigré, expatriate.
dragster
noun, an automobile designed and built specifically for drag racing, especially on a ¼-mi. (402-meter) or ⅛-mi. (201-meter) drag strip.
crannies
noun, a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
emirates
noun, the office or rank of an emir.
ensconce
verb (used with object), to settle securely or snugly:
Edgerton
noun, Harold Eugene ("Doc") 1903–90, U.S. electrical engineer and photographer.
tenorist
noun, a person who sings tenor.
Terceira
noun, an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
ententes
noun, an arrangement or understanding between two or more nations agreeing to follow a particular policy with regard to affairs of international concern.
Mandingo
noun, a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
crannied
adjective, having or full of crannies.
Eminence
noun, high station, rank, or repute:
crannogs
noun, (in ancient Ireland and Scotland) a lake dwelling, usually built on an artificial island.
Titograd
noun, former name (1945–92) of Podgorica.
Cranston
noun, a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
dragonet
noun, any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
iron-man
noun, a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
steading
noun, a farm, especially its buildings.
emigrate
verb (used without object), to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate:
tenement
noun, Also called tenement house. a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.
teratoid
adjective, resembling a monster.
stand-in
noun, a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
Standing
noun, rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.:
cotenant
noun, a joint tenant.
Engadine
noun, the valley of the Inn River in E Switzerland: resorts. 60 miles (97 km) long.
engender
verb (used with object), to produce, cause, or give rise to:
iterates
verb (used with object), to utter again or repeatedly.
iterance
noun, iteration.
cottager
noun, a person who lives in a cottage.
teenager
noun, a person in his or her teens.
cottages
noun, a small house, usually of only one story.
engineer
noun, a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering:
dreamers
noun, a person who dreams.
emitters
noun, a person or thing that emits.
stannite
noun, a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
cragsmen
noun, a person accustomed to or skilled in climbing crags.
teratism
noun, love or worship of the monstrous.
engrains
verb (used with object), adjective, ingrain (defs 1, 2).
edentate
noun, an edentate mammal.
cornered
noun, the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
tectonic
adjective, of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
Endicott
noun, John, Endecott, John.
dogcarts
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
teatimes
noun, the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
decorate
verb (used with object), to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
decimate
verb (used with object), to destroy a great number or proportion of:
genocide
noun, the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
grecians
noun, a Greek.
diameter
noun, Geometry. a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference or surface at each end. a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center.
diagnose
verb (used with object), to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination:
tetanies
noun, a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
Genseric
noun, a.d. c390–477, king of the Vandals, conqueror in northern Africa and Italy.
tactions
noun, touch; contact.
detrains
verb (used without object), to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
greatens
verb (used with object), to make greater; enlarge; increase.
detracts
verb (used with object), to draw away or divert; distract:
diatreme
noun, a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
decrease
noun, the act or process of decreasing; condition of being decreased; gradual reduction:
gentians
noun, any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe. Compare gentian family.
grattoir
noun, a flaked stone implement, usually Upper Paleolithic, retouched at the end and used probably for working wood or cleaning hides; scraper.
detonate
verb (used with object), to cause (something explosive) to explode.
decresc.
Grasmere
noun, a lake in Westmoreland, in NW England. 1 mile (1.6 km) long.
strained
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
deemster
noun, a judge of the Isle of Man.
tetrodes
noun, a vacuum tube containing four electrodes, usually a plate, two grids, and a cathode.
gentrice
noun, gentility; high birth.
grantors
noun, a person or organization that makes a grant.
genitors
noun, a parent, especially a father.
Dicentra
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
grannies
noun, Informal. a grandmother.
digester
noun, a person or thing that digests.
grinders
noun, a person or thing that grinds.
grimaces
noun, a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
Storting
noun, the parliament of Norway, elected by popular vote, which is divided into the upper house (Lagting) comprising one quarter of the members, and the lower house (Odelsting) comprising the rest.
decanter
noun, a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
tagmemes
noun, the basic unit of grammatical analysis in tagmemics, consisting of a correlation between a grammatical function and the class of items that can occur in that function. Compare filler (def 9), slot1 (def 3).
dimeters
noun, a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
geminate
noun, Phonetics. a doubled consonant sound.
gemmates
adjective, having buds; increasing by budding.
decating
noun, a finishing process for making fabric more lustrous, for improving the tactile quality of the nap, and for setting the material to reduce shrinkage.
gemstone
noun, a precious or semiprecious stone that can be cut and polished for use as a gem.
digestor
noun, digester (def 2).
gendarme
noun, a police officer in any of several European countries, especially a French police officer.
decigram
noun, a unit of mass or weight equal to 1/10 (0.1) gram (1.543 grains). Abbreviation: dg.
tertians
noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
generate
verb (used with object), to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
decennia
noun, a period of ten years; a decade.
decenter
verb (used with object), to put out of center.
die-cast
adjective, formed by die casting.
dictator
noun, a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
decentre
verb (used with object), decenter.
dictates
noun, an authoritative order or command.
generics
noun, a generic term.
genetics
noun, Biology. the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
deciares
noun, a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
grantees
noun, the receiver of a grant.
granites
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
decagons
noun, a polygon having ten angles and ten sides.
germano-
designee
noun, a person selected or designated to carry out a duty or role:
demoniac
noun, a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
Germaine
noun, a female given name.
demonian
adjective, demoniac (def 1).
demonism
noun, belief in demons.
derogate
adjective, Archaic. debased.
Germanic
noun, a branch of the Indo-European family of languages including German, Dutch, English, the Scandinavian languages, Afrikaans, Flemish, Frisian, and the extinct Gothic language.
streamer
noun, something that streams:
demotics
noun, demotic script.
dermato-
Streator
noun, a city in N Illinois.
striated
adjective, marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.
Democrat
noun, an advocate of democracy.
deringer
noun, derringer.
strident
adjective, making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:
gitterns
noun, cittern.
stringed
noun, a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
deration
verb (used with object), to discontinue the rationing of (something).
deranges
verb (used with object), to throw into disorder; disarrange.
tetracid
noun, a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
gerontic
adjective, geriatric.
Taconite
noun, a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
Stringer
noun, a person or thing that strings.
strontia
noun, Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
designer
noun, a person who devises or executes designs, especially one who creates forms, structures, and patterns, as for works of art or machines.
demi-sec
adjective, (of wines) semidry; sweeter than sec but drier than doux.
deterges
verb (used with object), to wipe or wash away; cleanse.
tetragon
noun, a polygon having four angles or sides; a quadrangle or quadrilateral.
grandson
noun, a son of one's son or daughter.
gentries
noun, wellborn and well-bred people.
detentes
noun, a relaxing of tension, especially between nations, as by negotiations or agreements.
geodesic
noun, geodesic line.
degrease
verb (used with object), to remove grease, oil, or the like, from, especially by treating with a chemical.
geodetic
adjective, pertaining to geodesy.
tetramer
noun, a molecule composed of four identical, simpler molecules.
detector
noun, a person or thing that detects.
grandees
noun, a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
strainer
noun, a person or thing that strains.
grammies
noun, one of a group of statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in various categories in the recording industry.
detainer
noun, a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
Stranger
noun, a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
demeanor
noun, conduct; behavior; deportment.
detainee
noun, a person held in custody, especially for a political offense or for questioning.
geometer
noun, geometrician.
destrier
noun, a war-horse; charger.
dementia
noun, severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
dementis
noun, an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
gradient
noun, the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
straiten
verb (used with object), to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
gormands
noun, gourmand.
demetons
noun, either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
Desterro
noun, former name of Florianópolis.
terrines
noun, a casserole dish made of pottery.
grisette
noun, a young French workingwoman.
dormient
adjective, sleeping; dormant.
instance
noun, a case or occurrence of anything:
interact
verb (used without object), to act one upon another.
domestic
noun, a hired household servant.
Estienne
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.
estimate
noun, an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
Estonian
noun, a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
crosette
noun, crossette.
estragon
noun, tarragon.
estrange
verb (used with object), to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
dog-star
noun, the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
dogmatic
adjective, relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal:
estrogen
noun, any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
dominate
verb (used with object), to rule over; govern; control.
termites
noun, any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
tinstone
noun, cassiterite.
inserted
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
steerage
noun, a part or division of a ship, formerly the part containing the steering apparatus.
ingrates
noun, an ungrateful person.
etageres
noun, a stand with a series of open shelves for small objects, bric-a-brac, etc.
steering
noun, the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.
etamines
noun, a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
doctrine
noun, a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
etcetera
noun, a number of other things or persons unspecified.
Docetism
noun, an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
dominant
noun, Genetics. the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism. the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
domineer
verb (used with or without object), to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize.
demerits
noun, a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
crimmers
noun, krimmer.
cresting
noun, Architecture. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.
erection
noun, the act of erecting.
eremites
noun, a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
Teresian
noun, a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
cretonne
noun, a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
do-re-mi
noun, money.
internet
noun, a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually preceded by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols.
Teresina
noun, a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
internes
noun, verb (used without object), intern2 .
ergotism
noun, a condition caused by eating rye or some other grain that is infected with ergot fungus or by taking an overdose of a medicine containing ergot, characterized by cramps, spasms, and a form of gangrene.
internee
noun, a person who is or has been interned, as a prisoner of war.
tea-rose
noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
croceins
noun, any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
Erigeron
noun, any composite plant of the genus Erigeron, having flower heads resembling those of the asters but with narrower and usually more numerous white or purple rays.
teamster
noun, a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, especially as an occupation.
interest
noun, the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
cristate
adjective, having a crest; crested.
tergites
noun, the dorsal sclerite of an abdominal segment of an insect.
intercom
noun, an intercommunication system.
erratics
noun, an erratic or eccentric person.
critters
noun, a domesticated animal.
Donatist
noun, a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
escargot
noun, an edible snail.
esoteric
adjective, understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
inerrant
adjective, free from error; infallible.
indecent
adjective, offending against generally accepted standards of propriety or good taste; improper; vulgar:
tagmemic
adjective, of or relating to tagmemes.
darnings
noun, the act of a person or thing that darns.
disagree
verb (used without object), to fail to agree; differ:
Gardners
noun, Erle Stanley [url] /ɜrl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1970, U.S. writer of detective stories.
director
noun, a person or thing that directs.
terranes
noun, any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
Terrence
noun, a male given name.
garottes
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
idocrase
noun, vesuvianite.
Diogenes
noun, 412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
ideogram
noun, a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character.
sterigma
noun, a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or especially a basidiospore.
diocesan
noun, one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
Garrison
noun, a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
Gardener
noun, a person who is employed to cultivate or care for a garden, lawn, etc.
sternite
noun, a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
terrenes
noun, the earth.
garrotes
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
garrotte
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
stoating
noun, the process or technique of finishing a facing, collar, or the like, or of mending material with concealed stitching.
stomatic
adjective, pertaining to the mouth.
stonecat
noun, a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
Stoneman
noun, a stonecutter or stoneworker.
stonemen
noun, a stonecutter or stoneworker.
dinettes
noun, a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
grommets
noun, Machinery. any of various rings or eyelets of metal or the like. an insulated washer of rubber or plastic, inserted in a hole in a metal part to prevent grounding of a wire passing through the hole.
Gardiner
noun, Samuel Rawson [raw-suh n] /ˈrɔ sən/ (Show IPA), 1829–1902, English historian.
gantries
noun, a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
D-notice
noun, a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
incenter
noun, the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
Dniester
noun, a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
ternions
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
gamesome
adjective, playful; frolicsome.
gamester
noun, a gambler.
Timorese
noun, a native or inhabitant of Timor.
increate
adjective, not created; uncreated.
gamodeme
terraces
noun, a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
Increase
noun, growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
distract
adjective, Obsolete. distracted.
incomers
noun, a person who comes in.
Steinman
noun, David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
ignorant
adjective, lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned:
distance
noun, the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
ganister
noun, a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
immersed
adjective, plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.
disgrace
noun, the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame:
dancette
noun, an ornamental zigzag, as in a molding.
immerges
verb (used with object), Archaic. to immerse.
timecard
noun, a card for recording the time at which an employee arrives at and departs from a job.
discrete
adjective, apart or detached from others; separate; distinct:
discreet
adjective, judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
immerged
immanent
adjective, remaining within; indwelling; inherent.
contrite
adjective, caused by or showing sincere remorse.
concedes
verb (used with object), to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
contrate
adjective, (of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
notaries
noun, notary public.
secretin
noun, a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
traction
noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
trade-in
noun, goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
traditor
noun, an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.
Norseman
noun, Northman.
norsemen
noun, Northman.
attendee
noun, a person who is present at a specific time or place:
cadences
noun, rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
notecase
noun, billfold.
seadrome
noun, a floating airdrome serving as an intermediate or emergency landing place for aircraft flying over water.
Occident
noun, the Occident. the West; the countries of Europe and America. Western Hemisphere.
tragions
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
trainers
noun, a person or thing that trains.
trainmen
noun, a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
astringe
verb (used with object), to compress; bind together; constrict.
tracings
noun, the act of a person or thing that traces.
cadettes
noun, (initial capital letter). Also called Cadette scout. a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years of age.
Scranton
noun, William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
segreant
adjective, (of a griffin) rampant.
cancroid
noun, Pathology. a form of cancer of the skin.
cancrine
adjective, reading the same backwards as forwards:
semantic
adjective, of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
totemism
noun, the practice of having totems.
nettings
noun, any of various kinds of net fabric:
seicento
noun, the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
nitrates
noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
nonaries
noun, a number in a nonary system.
nitrogen
noun, a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
contrast
noun, the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
sediment
noun, the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
sedation
noun, the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
noisette
noun, a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
nominate
adjective, having a particular name.
nominees
noun, a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
screamer
noun, a person or thing that screams.
astonied
adjective, dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
neonates
noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
racemism
noun, (of a compound) the state of being optically inactive and separable into two other substances of the same chemical composition as the original substance, one of which is dextrorotatory and the other levorotatory, as racemic acid.
armories
noun, a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
ornament
noun, an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
armoires
noun, a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
armigers
noun, a person entitled to armorial bearings.
oscitant
adjective, yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
sardonic
adjective, characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
racemose
adjective, Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
organist
noun, a person who plays the organ.
radiomen
noun, a person who operates a radio.
sarcenet
noun, a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
argento-
argentic
adjective, of or containing silver and having a valence greater than the corresponding argentous compound.
ragtimes
noun, rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
raiments
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
treaties
noun, a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
armorist
noun, a person who is an expert at heraldry.
organism
noun, a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
ointment
noun, a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent.
arteries
noun, Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
scienter
noun, a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
asteroid
noun, Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
scenario
noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
transect
verb (used with object), to cut across; dissect transversely.
one-time
adjective, having been as specified at one time; former:
ascender
noun, a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
arterio-
scandent
adjective, climbing, as a plant.
organics
noun, a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
ordinate
noun, Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
arsenite
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
arsenide
noun, a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
ordnance
noun, cannon or artillery.
transmit
verb (used with object), to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
Oresteia
noun, a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
arrestee
noun, a person who is under arrest.
neoteric
noun, a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
semicoma
noun, a light coma from which a person can be roused.
treatise
noun, a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
moraines
noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
montages
noun, the technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources, as parts of different photographs or fragments of printing, either to give the illusion that the elements belonged together originally or to allow each element to retain its separate identity as a means of adding interest or meaning to the composition. Compare collage (def 1).
montanes
noun, the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
Monteria
noun, a city in N Colombia.
torments
noun, a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
Torrance
noun, a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
Torrence
noun, (Frederic) Ridgely [rij-lee] /ˈrɪdʒ li/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, U.S. poet, playwright, and editor.
mordants
noun, a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
Mondrian
noun, Piet [peet] /pit/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) 1872–1944, Dutch painter.
Mordecai
noun, the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
catmints
noun, catnip.
mordents
noun, a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
caterers
noun, one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
mornings
noun, the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
catenoid
noun, the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
mortices
noun, a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
Monstera
noun, any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
monastic
noun, a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
mortmain
noun, the condition of lands or tenements held without right of alienation, as by an ecclesiastical corporation; inalienable ownership.
moccasin
noun, a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
ceramics
noun, (used with a singular verb) the art or technology of making objects of clay and similar materials treated by firing.
tontines
noun, an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
mitogens
noun, any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.
centroid
noun, Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero. Compare center of mass.
mnemonic
noun, something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula.
centrist
noun, (especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
moderate
noun, a person who is moderate in opinion or opposed to extreme views and actions, especially in politics or religion.
monadism
noun, the doctrine of monads as ultimate units of being.
centners
noun, (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
centimos
noun, the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
centimes
noun, a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
centiare
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
centered
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.
centares
noun, centiare.
monacids
adjective, noun, monoacid.
Mortimer
noun, Roger de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), 8th Baron of Wigmore [wig-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈwɪgˌmɔr,, -ˌmoʊr/ (Show IPA), and 1st Earl of March, 1287–1330, English rebel leader: paramour of Isabella, queen of Edward II of England.
casimere
noun, cassimere.
semidome
noun, half a dome, especially as formed by a vertical section, as over a semicircular apse.
canteens
noun, a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
Nearctic
adjective, belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
semitone
noun, a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
cardings
noun, the process in which fibers, as cotton, worsted, or wool, are manipulated into sliver form prior to spinning.
negation
noun, the act of denying:
cantoris
adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
negatons
noun, (not in technical use) electron (def 1).
Negritos
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
carmines
noun, a crimson or purplish-red color.
canotier
noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
canonist
noun, a person who is a specialist in canon law.
negroids
noun, Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
Negroism
noun, the doctrine or advocacy of equal rights for black people.
negronis
noun, a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
canister
noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
nematode
noun, any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm.
narcotic
noun, any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
Carnegie
noun, Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
Casement
noun, a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
serenade
noun, a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
serrated
adjective, having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate:
serranid
noun, any of numerous percoid fishes of the family Serranidae, living chiefly in warm seas, including the sea basses and groupers.
serotine
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
sermonic
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
Carteret
noun, John, Earl of Granville, 1690–1763, British statesman and orator.
sericate
adjective, sericeous; silky.
Sergeant
noun, a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
carrions
noun, dead and putrefying flesh.
narceine
noun, a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
sentient
noun, a person or thing that is sentient.
carotins
noun, carotene.
carotids
noun, Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
carotene
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
sentence
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.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
Nanterre
noun, a city in and the capital of Hauts-de-Seine, in N France: W suburb of Paris.
arenites
noun, psammite.
Ardennes
noun, Forest of, a wooded plateau region in W Europe, in NE France, SE Belgium, and Luxembourg: World War I battle 1914; World War II battle 1944–45.
miterers
noun, a machine or tool for making miters.
admittee
noun, a person who has been or is going to be admitted:
triremes
noun, a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship.
restrict
verb (used with object), to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
Adrienne
noun, a female given name: derived from Adrian.
retainer
noun, a person or thing that retains.
retardee
noun, a retarded person; retardate.
retarget
verb (used with object), to aim toward or calibrate for a different target:
reticent
adjective, disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
resonate
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
retirant
noun, retiree.
retirees
noun, a person who has retired from an occupation or profession.
Tristram
noun, one of the knights of the Round Table, whose love for Iseult, wife of King Mark, is the subject of many romances.
re-trace
verb (used with object), to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
adenines
noun, Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
retracts
verb (used with object), to draw back or in:
retrains
verb (used with object), to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
restrain
verb (used with object), to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
resonant
noun, Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
re-treat
verb (used with or without object), to treat again.
reorient
adjective, Rare. rising anew.
trigrams
noun, a sequence of three adjacent letters or symbols.
renegade
noun, a person who deserts a party or cause for another.
renegado
noun, a renegade.
agnostic
noun, a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. Synonyms: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever; doubter, skeptic, secularist, empiricist; heathen, heretic, infidel, pagan.
renitent
adjective, resisting pressure; resistant.
rentiers
noun, a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
trimeter
noun, a verse of three measures or feet.
resinate
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
aginners
noun, a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
reremice
noun, a bat.
trimmers
noun, a person or thing that trims.
agencies
noun, an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another:
resident
noun, a person who resides in a place.
resigned
adjective, submissive or acquiescent.
resignee
noun, a person who has resigned or is about to resign.
re-tread
verb (used with or without object), to tread again.
retroact
verb (used without object), to act in opposition; react.
agrestic
adjective, rural; rustic.
Romanite
noun, a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
roadster
noun, an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.
accident
noun, an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap:
roarings
noun, the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
accentor
noun, any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
roasting
noun, a severely critical notice or review; pan.
romantic
noun, a romantic person.
Rodentia
noun, the order comprising the rodents.
accredit
verb (used with object), to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with):
Romanist
noun, Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Romanism
noun, Roman Catholicism.
roe-deer
noun, a small, agile Old World deer, Capreolus capreolus, the male of which has three-pointed antlers.
Roentgen
noun, Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901.
Romanies
noun, Gypsy (def 2).
romances
noun, a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
romaines
noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
accosted
adjective, (of animals) represented as side by side:
accretes
adjective, Botany. grown together.
actinons
noun, a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
tritones
noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
tritomas
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
rotaries
noun, a rotary device or machine.
acrotism
noun, absence or weakness of the pulse.
acrostic
noun, a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
acrogens
noun, a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
ricottas
noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
rostrate
adjective, furnished with a rostrum.
aconites
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
acentric
adjective, not centered; having no center.
rimester
noun, rhymester.
rimstone
noun, a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
acetones
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
ring-man
noun, Printing. an operator of a ring machine.
ringster
noun, a member of a ring, especially a political or price-fixing ring.
Rosemead
noun, a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
acescent
adjective, turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.
agrement
noun, Music. ornament (def 9).
aigrette
noun, a plume or tuft of feathers, especially the back plume of any of various herons, arranged as a head ornament.
trecento
noun, the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.
recreate
verb (used with object), to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.
anserine
adjective, of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
Recamier
noun, a backless day bed of the Directoire and Empire periods, having raised ends of equal height.
recommit
verb (used with object), to commit again.
anisette
noun, a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
Angstrom
noun, a unit of length, equal to one tenth of a millimicron, or one ten millionth of a millimeter, primarily used to express electromagnetic wavelengths. Symbol: Å; Abbreviation: A.
recreant
noun, a coward.
trendies
noun, a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
reasoned
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
trending
noun, the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
aneroids
noun, aneroid barometer.
anergies
noun, Pathology. deficiency of energy.
anemones
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
redcoats
noun, (especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
anecdote
noun, a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
Redeemer
noun, a person who redeems.
Ansermet
noun, Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
rearmost
adjective, farthest in the rear; last.
andirons
noun, one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
antinome
noun, something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
ratteens
noun, ratiné.
antrorse
adjective, bent or directed forward or upward.
sanction
noun, authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
Sancerre
noun, a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
reaction
noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
antismog
adjective, designed to reduce smog by reducing the pollutants released into the earth's atmosphere:
antirent
adjective, noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
antinode
noun, the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
antecede
verb (used with object), to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede:
readings
noun, the action or practice of a person who reads.
antimere
noun, a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
Antigone
noun, Classical Mythology. a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who defied her uncle, King Creon, by performing funeral rites over her brother, Polynices, and was condemned to be immured alive in a cave.
reagents
noun, a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
antidote
noun, a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
rear-end
noun, the hindmost part of something.
anterior
adjective, situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
androgen
noun, any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
redirect
adjective, Law. pertaining to the examination of a witness by the party calling him or her, after cross-examination.
remitter
noun, Law. the principle or operation by which a person who enters on an estate by a defective title, and who previously had an earlier and more valid title to it, is adjudged to hold it by the earlier and more valid one. the act of remitting a case to another court for decision.
remanent
adjective, remaining; left behind.
regreets
noun, regreets, Obsolete. greetings (def 3).
reindeer
noun, any of several large deer of the genus Rangifer, of northern and arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, both male and female of which have antlers.
amerinds
noun, Indian (def 1).
reinsman
noun, a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
reinsmen
noun, a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
tricorns
noun, Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
remargin
verb (used without object), to provide additional cash or collateral to a broker in order to keep secure stock bought on margin.
amidogen
noun, (formerly) the −NH 2 group.
remaster
verb (used with object), to make a new master tape or record from an old master tape, usually to improve the fidelity of an old recording.
tridents
noun, a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
remedies
noun, something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
reminder
noun, a person or thing that serves to remind.
airdrome
noun, a landing field for airplanes that has extensive buildings, equipment, shelters, etc.; airport.
air-core
adjective, having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
remittee
noun, a person or company to which a remittance is made.
regrates
verb (used with object), to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
Register
noun, a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
andesite
noun, a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
ancients
noun, a person who lived in ancient times.
andesine
noun, a mineral, intermediate in the plagioclase feldspar group, having a play of colors and usually found as crystals in igneous rocks.
red-rose
noun, the emblem of the royal house of Lancaster.
Anderson
noun, Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel Prize 1936.
Andersen
noun, Hans Christian [hanz] /hænz/ (Show IPA), 1805–75, Danish author, especially of fairy tales.
redstart
noun, any of several small, Old World thrushes, usually with reddish-brown tails, especially Phoenicurus phoenicurus (European redstart)
Redstone
noun, a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
sagenite
noun, a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
reedings
noun, a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
regiment
noun, Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
ancestor
noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
reenters
verb (used with object), to enter again:
amniotes
noun, any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
Ammonite
noun, the coiled, chambered fossil shell of an ammonoid.
ammocete
noun, the larval stage of a lamprey.
ammeters
noun, an instrument for measuring current in amperes.
regimens
noun, Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.
ceramist
noun, a person who makes ceramics.
seedtime
noun, the season for sowing seed.
coinages
noun, the act, process, or right of making coins.
congrats
noun, interjection, congratulations.
commence
verb (used with or without object), to begin; start.
commends
verb (used with object), to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend:
medicate
verb (used with object), to treat with medicine or medicaments.
codeines
noun, a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
Masonite
cicerone
noun, a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
Masorete
noun, one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
mentions
noun, a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
Commager
noun, Henry Steele, 1902–98, U.S. historian, author, and teacher.
comments
noun, a remark, observation, or criticism:
midrange
noun, this portion of a range:
Mercator
noun, Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
matinees
noun, an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
congener
noun, a person or thing of the same kind or class as another.
matrices
noun, something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
Mercedes
noun, a city in SW Uruguay, on the Río Negro.
migrants
noun, a person or animal that migrates.
migrates
verb (used without object), to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
Commerce
noun, an interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale between different countries (foreign commerce) or between different parts of the same country (domestic commerce) trade; business.
snot-rag
noun, a handkerchief.
Minorcan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Minorca.
megadont
adjective, macrodont.
mendings
noun, the act of a person or thing that mends.
codirect
verb (used with object), to direct (a movie or other performance) with another or others.
Constant
noun, something that does not or cannot change or vary.
meetings
noun, the act of coming together:
consider
verb (used with object), to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
mind-set
noun, an attitude, disposition, or mood.
tonnages
noun, the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
martinet
noun, a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
Martinon
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
meditate
verb (used with object), to consider as something to be done or effected; intend; purpose:
mediocre
adjective, of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
minarets
noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
meninges
plural noun, the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Compare arachnoid (def 6), dura mater, pia mater.
connects
adjective, of or relating to a connection or connections:
meningo-
cocaines
noun, a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
Cimarron
noun, bighorn.
Menderes
noun, Adnan [ahd-nahn] /ˈɑd nɑn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1961, Turkish political leader: premier 1950–60.
mesmeric
adjective, produced by mesmerism; hypnotic.
concerns
noun, something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
Socratic
noun, a follower of Socrates.
meterage
noun, the practice of measuring; measurement.
concents
noun, concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
mediates
adjective, acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
conceits
noun, an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
meteoric
adjective, of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
mesoderm
noun, the middle germ layer of a metazoan embryo.
comrades
noun, a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
mediants
noun, the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
meanders
noun, Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
mesomere
noun, a blastomere of intermediate size between a micromere and a macromere.
meantime
noun, the intervening time:
cisterna
noun, cistern (def 2).
citterns
noun, an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
metamers
noun, a compound exhibiting metamerism with one or more other compounds.
metamere
noun, a somite.
meseemed
mediator
noun, a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
Matteson
noun, a town in NE Illinois.
Commines
noun, Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), Comines, Philippe de.
mattings
noun, a coarse fabric of rushes, grass, straw, hemp, or the like, used for floor covering, wrapping material, etc.
coatings
noun, a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
condense
verb (used with object), to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
cineaste
noun, any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
condemns
verb (used with object), to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
tonetics
noun, the phonetic study of tone in language.
sometime
adverb, at some indefinite or indeterminate point of time:
McMaster
noun, John Bach, 1852–1932, U.S. historian and educator.
coagents
noun, a joint agent.
concrete
noun, an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden. Compare reinforced concrete.
meristem
noun, embryonic tissue in plants; undifferentiated, growing, actively dividing cells.
mermaids
noun, (in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
Medicare
noun, (sometimes lowercase) a U.S. government program of hospitalization insurance and voluntary medical insurance for persons aged 65 and over and for certain disabled persons under 65. Compare Medicaid.
coamings
noun, a raised border around an opening in a deck, roof, or floor, designed to prevent water from running below.
smectite
noun, montmorillonite.
concerts
noun, a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
Merrimac
noun, a warship (originally the Union steamer Merrimack) that the Confederates converted into an ironclad, renamed the Virginia, and used against the Monitor in 1862 in the first battle between ironclads.
minorcas
noun, Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
citrates
noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
cognates
noun, a person or thing cognate with another.
contains
verb (used with object), to hold or include within its volume or area:
cogitate
verb (used with object), to think about; devise:
Cerritos
noun, a city in SW California.
memories
noun, the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
contends
verb (used with object), to assert or maintain earnestly:
marmoset
noun, any of several small, squirrellike, South and Central American monkeys of the genera Callithrix, Leontocebus, etc., having soft fur and a long, nonprehensile tail: some species are endangered.
cerement
noun, a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
miradors
noun, (in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.
comedist
noun, a writer of comedies.
misnomer
noun, a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.
contents
noun, Usually, contents. something that is contained: the subjects or topics covered in a book or document. the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
Maronite
noun, a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
contract
noun, an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
comedies
noun, a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
Memnonia
noun, an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
cerimans
noun, a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
marmites
noun, a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
ceratoid
adjective, hornlike; horny.
mistcoat
noun, (in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
comedian
noun, a professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc.
mementos
noun, an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir.
mariners
noun, a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
Mariette
noun, Auguste Édouard [oh-gyst ey-dwar] /oʊˈgüst eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1821–81, French Egyptologist.
memorist
noun, a person who has a remarkably retentive memory.
memoried
adjective, having a memory (usually used in combination):
mintages
noun, the act or process of minting.
mistreat
verb (used with object), to treat badly or abusively.
megarons
noun, a building or semi-independent unit of a building, generally used as a living apartment and typically having a square or broadly rectangular principal chamber with a porch, often of columns in antis, and sometimes an antichamber or other small compartments.
marrieds
noun, Usually, marrieds. married couples or married people:
Menander
noun, 342?–291 b.c, Greek writer of comedies.
contemns
verb (used with object), to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
megadose
noun, a dose many times the usual amount, as of a vitamin or drug.
megatons
noun, one million tons.
Miserere
noun, the 51st Psalm, or the 50th in the Douay Bible.
Comaneci
noun, Nadia [nah-dee-uh,, nahd-yuh] /ˈnɑ di ə,, ˈnɑd yə/ (Show IPA), born 1961, Romanian gymnast.
contacts
noun, the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
Erigone
noun, a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.
megrims
noun, megrims, low spirits; the blues.
Gannett
noun, Henry, 1846–1914, U.S. geographer and cartographer.
gannets
noun, any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
Records
noun, an act of recording.
tearing
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
reagent
noun, a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
Eritrea
noun, a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
Stanton
noun, Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
ganders
noun, the male of the goose. Compare goose (def 2).
erodent
adjective, eroding; erosive:
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
Regence
adjective, noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of c1700–20, in which a transition occurs from the Baroque style of Louis XIV to the Rococo of Louis XV.
erotics
noun, an erotic poem.
regards
noun, reference; relation:
errands
noun, a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
erratic
noun, an erratic or eccentric person.
stannic
adjective, of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
reginas
noun, queen.
regimen
noun, Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.
mediate
adjective, acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
garcons
noun, (usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
Reigate
noun, a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
erector
noun, Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
eremite
noun, a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
memento
noun, an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir.
regrets
noun, a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
mediant
noun, the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
regreet
noun, regreets, Obsolete. greetings (def 3).
ergates
noun, a worker ant.
ergodic
adjective, of or relating to the condition that, in an interval of sufficient duration, a system will return to states that are closely similar to previous ones: the assumption of such a condition underlies statistical methods used in modern dynamics and atomic theory.
Meitner
noun, Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
regrate
verb (used with object), to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
intrant
noun, a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
ergotin
noun, any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
reactor
noun, a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
regnant
adjective, reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies):
readers
noun, a person who reads.
readies
noun, the state or condition of being ready.
snorter
noun, a person or thing that snorts.
ganoids
noun, a ganoid fish.
regains
noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
Reading
noun, the action or practice of a person who reads.
Ericson
noun, Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
Meinong
noun, Alexius [ah-lek-see-oo s] /ɑˈlɛk si ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1853–1920, Austrian psychologist and philosopher.
Erigena
noun, Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
intreat
verb (used with or without object), entreat.
tarsier
noun, a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
megaton
noun, one million tons.
steamed
noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
medinas
noun, the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
ironers
noun, a person or thing that irons.
redeems
verb (used with object), to buy or pay off; clear by payment:
iterant
adjective, characterized by repetition; repeating.
Statice
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
station
noun, a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
redcoat
noun, (especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
redacts
verb (used with object), to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
targets
noun, an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
Etonian
noun, a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
Etienne
noun, Estienne (def 1).
medico-
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
estreat
noun, a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
etesian
adjective, (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
recants
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
meeting
noun, the act of coming together:
recedes
verb (used with object), to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
recites
verb (used with object), to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
stearic
adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
iodates
noun, Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
estrone
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
etagere
noun, a stand with a series of open shelves for small objects, bric-a-brac, etc.
steamer
noun, something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
etamine
noun, a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
medicos
noun, a physician or surgeon; doctor.
Ettarre
noun, the vain and heartless lady beloved by Sir Pelleas.
sadiron
noun, Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
gammers
noun, an old woman.
reagins
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
stardom
noun, the world or class of professional stars, as of the stage.
escence
sainted
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
tartine
noun, a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
eserine
noun, physostigmine.
reamers
noun, any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
etatism
noun, state socialism.
gammons
noun, the game of backgammon.
reenter
verb (used with object), to enter again:
reedmen
noun, a musician who plays a reed instrument.
reedman
noun, a musician who plays a reed instrument.
isogram
noun, a line representing equality with respect to a given variable, used to relate points on maps, charts, etc.
tarries
noun, a stay; sojourn.
gainers
noun, a person or thing that gains.
estamin
noun, a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
gamines
noun, a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
megaron
noun, a building or semi-independent unit of a building, generally used as a living apartment and typically having a square or broadly rectangular principal chamber with a porch, often of columns in antis, and sometimes an antichamber or other small compartments.
gameto-
starred
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
reeding
noun, a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
starter
noun, a person or thing that starts.
Isadore
noun, a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
gametes
noun, a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.
introns
noun, a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
Megaris
noun, a district in ancient Greece, between the Gulf of Corinth and Saronic Gulf.
gaiters
noun, a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper1 (def 7).
tanrecs
noun, tenrec.
estrade
noun, a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
stinger
noun, a person or thing that stings.
teatime
noun, the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
mangoes
noun, the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
Riemann
noun, Georg Friedrich Bernhard [gey-awrk free-drikh bern-hahrt] /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1826–66, German mathematician.
married
noun, Usually, marrieds. married couples or married people:
encages
verb (used with object), to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
Riesman
noun, David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
Rostand
noun, Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
enation
noun, a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
maneges
noun, the art of training and riding horses.
Rosette
noun, any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
encodes
verb (used with object), to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
enamors
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
Rosetta
noun, a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
ringent
adjective, gaping.
ringers
noun, a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
maniocs
noun, cassava.
marmots
noun, any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck.
roseate
adjective, tinged with rose; rosy:
encinas
noun, the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
encomia
noun, a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
Roscian
adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
endemic
noun, an endemic disease.
soredia
noun, a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
retread
noun, a tire that has been retreaded.
martins
noun, Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
endears
verb (used with object), to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
retreat
noun, the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
Maidens
noun, a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
rotates
adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
ricracs
noun, rickrack.
Ricardo
noun, David, 1772–1823, English economist.
Martens
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
Marston
noun, John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
teeming
adjective, abounding or swarming with something, as with people:
marrons
noun, a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
encores
noun, a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
ricotta
noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
marries
verb (used with object), to take in marriage:
teenage
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager.
emmenia
noun, menses.
magnets
noun, a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.
Marcion
noun, a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
emeries
noun, a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.
emerges
verb (used without object), to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity:
marines
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
mantids
noun, mantis.
rodents
noun, a rodent mammal.
Rodgers
noun, James Charles ("Jimmie") 1897–1933, U.S. country-and-western singer, guitarist, and composer.
Mariner
noun, a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
Marconi
noun, Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
emersed
adjective, risen or standing out of water, surrounding leaves, etc.
roemers
noun, a German wineglass having a body with a globular top and a cylindrical bottom often decorated with prunts, supported by a conical foot.
Marengo
noun, a village in Piedmont, in NW Italy: Napoleon defeated the Austrians 1800.
Romanic
noun, romance1 (def 9).
roister
verb (used without object), to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
margent
noun, margin.
Romance
noun, a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
Romaine
noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
egotist
noun, a conceited, boastful person.
Emerita
noun, a woman with such status.
roaster
noun, a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
Rosanne
noun, a female given name.
eminent
adjective, high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
emitter
noun, a person or thing that emits.
ritters
noun, a knight.
Rontgen
noun, Julius [yoo-lee-uh s] /ˈyu li əs/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
Manners
noun, a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
teeners
noun, a teenager.
Ronsard
noun, Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1524–85, French poet.
emirate
noun, the office or rank of an emir.
mannite
noun, mannitol.
Emerson
noun, Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
emigres
noun, an emigrant, especially a person who flees from his or her native land because of political conditions.
roaring
noun, the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
mannose
noun, a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
Marmite
noun, a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
mansion
noun, a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
emetine
noun, a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
emetics
noun, an emetic medicine or agent.
teeters
noun, a seesaw motion; wobble.
retrain
verb (used with object), to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
retract
verb (used with object), to draw back or in:
iterate
verb (used with object), to utter again or repeatedly.
Maderno
noun, Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
remotes
noun, Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
enteron
noun, the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
rotters
noun, a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
macrons
noun, a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
Sogdian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
entero-
renders
noun, Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
somatic
adjective, of the body; bodily; physical.
rattons
noun, a rat.
enteric
noun, enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
reneges
noun, Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
Madison
noun, Dolly or Dolley [dol-ee] /ˈdɒl i/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Payne) 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
madrone
noun, any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
rennets
noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
rentier
noun, a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
entente
noun, an arrangement or understanding between two or more nations agreeing to follow a particular policy with regard to affairs of international concern.
remorse
noun, deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
remnant
noun, a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
enrages
verb (used with object), to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
entreat
verb (used with object), to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
soaring
noun, the sport of flying a sailplane.
entries
noun, an act of entering; entrance.
meatmen
noun, a dealer in meat; butcher.
entrees
noun, a dish served as the main course of a meal.
socager
noun, a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
remains
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
remands
noun, the act of remanding.
entrant
noun, a competitor in a contest.
meander
noun, Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
meaning
noun, what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import:
standee
noun, a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
stammer
noun, a stammering mode of utterance.
entrain
verb (used with object), to put aboard a train.
stamin-
reminds
verb (used with object), to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
entires
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
entices
verb (used with object), to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
ensnare
verb (used with object), to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
sorting
noun, the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
endgate
noun, tailboard.
retiree
noun, a person who has retired from an occupation or profession.
endorse
noun, Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
mastoid
noun, the mastoid process.
retards
noun, a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
masting
noun, the masts of a ship, taken as a whole.
retenes
noun, a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
retired
noun, a place of withdrawal; retreat:
Masonic
adjective, pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
matrons
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
retires
noun, a place of withdrawal; retreat:
endnote
noun, a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
sonance
noun, the condition or quality of being sonant.
retorts
noun, a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
endmost
adjective, farthest; most distant; last:
endings
noun, a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close:
retrace
verb (used with object), to trace backward; go back over:
martnet
noun, an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
matinee
noun, an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
restore
verb (used with object), to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
enneads
noun, a group of nine persons or things.
engrain
verb (used with object), adjective, ingrain (defs 1, 2).
enigmas
noun, a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
maestro
noun, an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
rereads
noun, the act of reading something again.
reredos
noun, a screen or a decorated part of the wall behind an altar in a church.
engrams
noun, a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
magnet-
rescind
verb (used with object), to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
engirds
verb (used with object), to encircle; encompass:
endrins
noun, a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
re-sign
verb (used with or without object), to sign again.
mattins
noun, matin (def 1).
matting
noun, a coarse fabric of rushes, grass, straw, hemp, or the like, used for floor covering, wrapping material, etc.
matters
noun, the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
re-sort
verb (used with object), to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
restate
verb (used with object), to state again or in a new way.
resting
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
enemies
noun, a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
remoras
noun, any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
Tangier
noun, a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
ratters
noun, a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
Sennett
noun, Mack (Michael Sinnott) 1884–1960, U.S. motion-picture director and producer, born in Canada.
Graeco-
migrant
noun, a person or animal that migrates.
mignons
noun, an opera (1866) by Ambroise Thomas.
nancies
noun, a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
gradins
noun, one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
Nanette
noun, a female given name, form of Ann.
graders
noun, a person or thing that grades.
midterm
noun, the middle or halfway point of a term, as a school term or term of office.
migrate
verb (used without object), to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
gormand
noun, gourmand.
narcose
adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
strange
adverb, in a strange manner.
midgets
noun, (not in technical use) an extremely small person having normal physical proportions.
Gordian
Idioms, cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
Mideast
noun, Middle East.
nascent
adjective, beginning to exist or develop:
natrons
noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
grained
noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
Na-Dene
noun, a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
stratig
incages
verb (used with object), encage.
serried
adjective, pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows:
minders
noun, Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
Imogene
noun, a female given name.
serrate
adjective, Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
Serrano
noun, a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
stemmed
noun, the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
Steiner
noun, Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
seringa
noun, any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
incomes
noun, the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
seriema
noun, either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
grandee
noun, a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
minaret
noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
Gramont
noun, Philibert [fee-lee-ber] /fi liˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Comte de, 1621–1707, French courtier, soldier, and adventurer.
seriate
adjective, arranged or occurring in one or more series.
incense
noun, an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
grammes
noun, gram1 .
incomer
noun, a person who comes in.
strati-
natters
noun, a conversation; chat.
Minette
noun, a syenitic lamprophyre composed chiefly of orthoclase and biotite.
ingesta
plural noun, substances ingested.
ingates
noun, gate1 (def 15).
steerer
noun, a person or thing that steers.
Ingemar
noun, a male given name.
smatter
noun, slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
stridor
noun, a harsh, grating, or creaking sound.
Negroni
noun, a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
gittern
noun, cittern.
nematic
adjective, noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
striate
adjective, striated.
gisarme
noun, guisarme.
nemato-
Smeaton
noun, John, 1724–92, English engineer.
ingrate
noun, an ungrateful person.
smectic
adjective, noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes.
Gironde
noun, an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 miles (72 km) long.
Neocene
adjective, noun, Neogene.
Neogene
noun, the Neogene Period or System.
Negroid
noun, Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
gnomist
noun, a writer of aphorisms.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
negates
verb (used with object), to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
microns
noun, Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
neatens
verb (used with object), to make neat:
goiters
noun, an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
necrose
verb (used with or without object), to affect or be affected with necrosis.
nectars
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
strato-
indenes
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
seminar
noun, a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
indents
noun, a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
Negroes
noun, Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
negaton
noun, (not in technical use) electron (def 1).
godsent
adjective, sent by God or as if by God:
God-man
noun, Jesus Christ.
indorse
verb (used with object), endorse.
go-cart
noun, a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
Negrito
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
smarten
Verb phrases, smarten up, to groom oneself: to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
Gnostic
noun, (initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
setting
noun, the act of a person or thing that sets.
granite
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
innards
noun, the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
moisten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become moist.
mismate
verb (used with or without object), to mate unsuitably or wrongly.
modiste
noun, Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
sigmate
adjective, having the form of the Greek sigma or the letter S.
grenade
noun, a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
gremmie
noun, a novice surfer or one with poor form.
greisen
noun, a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
misdeem
verb (used with or without object), to have a wrong opinion of; misjudge:
misdate
noun, a wrong date.
stoting
noun, stoating.
momenta
noun, force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events:
sidero-
stereo-
side-on
adverb, with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
monacid
adjective, noun, monoacid.
monades
noun, plural of monas.
greenie
noun, Slang. an amphetamine pill, especially one that is green in color.
Stentor
noun, (in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
moderns
noun, a person of modern times.
misname
verb (used with object), to name incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.
Grecism
noun, the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
steroid
noun, any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
stomat-
stomate
noun, stoma (def 1).
mitered
noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
miterer
noun, a machine or tool for making miters.
mitogen
noun, any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.
stertor
noun, a heavy snoring sound accompanying respiration in certain diseases.
grommet
noun, Machinery. any of various rings or eyelets of metal or the like. an insulated washer of rubber or plastic, inserted in a hole in a metal part to prevent grounding of a wire passing through the hole.
storage
noun, the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
moderne
adjective, pretentiously modern; striving to appear modern but lacking style or conviction.
sterno-
storied
noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
misread
verb (used with or without object), to read wrongly.
signore
noun, a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
Signora
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
grinder
noun, a person or thing that grinds.
ideates
noun, ideatum.
grimace
noun, a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
miscode
verb (used with object), to code mistakenly, as in data processing.
mirages
noun, an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
mortise
noun, a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
graters
noun, a person or thing that grates.
gratins
noun, au gratin.
immense
adjective, vast; huge; very great:
immerge
verb (used with object), Archaic. to immerse.
mordent
noun, a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
mintage
noun, the act or process of minting.
moreens
noun, a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
gratine
verb (used with object), to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
morgens
noun, a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
Morandi
noun, Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
Minster
noun, a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
Morning
noun, the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
mortars
noun, a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
grantor
noun, a person or organization that makes a grant.
mortice
noun, a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
grantee
noun, the receiver of a grant.
Minorca
noun, Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
immerse
verb (used with object), to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
mordant
noun, a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
Miocene
noun, the Miocene Epoch or Series.
moneran
noun, any organism of the kingdom Monera.
Greater
noun, a person who has achieved importance or distinction in a field:
monesia
noun, a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
sidemen
noun, an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
mongers
noun, a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination):
sideman
noun, an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
monster
noun, a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
montage
noun, the technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources, as parts of different photographs or fragments of printing, either to give the illusion that the elements belonged together originally or to allow each element to retain its separate identity as a means of adding interest or meaning to the composition. Compare collage (def 1).
Grecian
noun, a Greek.
montane
noun, the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
mirador
noun, (in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.
greaser
noun, a person or thing that greases.
ignores
verb (used with object), to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
sidecar
noun, a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
imagoes
noun, Entomology. an adult insect.
sidearm
adverb, with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
moraine
noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
imarets
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
greaten
verb (used with object), to make greater; enlarge; increase.
stemmer
noun, a person who removes stems.
neonate
noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
smidgen
noun, a very small amount:
intones
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
sardine
noun, the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
interns
noun, a person who is or has been interned; internee.
origans
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
mending
noun, the act of a person or thing that mends.
satinet
noun, a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
menders
noun, a person or thing that mends.
osmatic
adjective, of or relating to the sense of smell.
Sargent
noun, Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
racemes
noun, a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
generic
noun, a generic term.
racemic
adjective, noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.
Sno-Cat
tagmeme
noun, the basic unit of grammatical analysis in tagmemics, consisting of a correlation between a grammatical function and the class of items that can occur in that function. Compare filler (def 9), slot1 (def 3).
radices
noun, a plural of radix.
menages
noun, a domestic establishment; household.
gemmate
adjective, having buds; increasing by budding.
radomes
noun, a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
sarcoid
noun, a growth resembling a sarcoma.
Mendota
noun, Lake, a lake in S Wisconsin, in N Madison. About 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
menacme
noun, the part of a female's life during which menstruation occurs.
Gennaro
noun, San [san;; Italian sahn] /sæn;; Italian sɑn/ (Show IPA), Januarius.
genomes
noun, a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism.
genoise
noun, a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
orectic
adjective, of or relating to desire; appetitive.
Genoese
noun, a native or inhabitant of Genoa.
oreides
noun, oroide.
mention
noun, a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
Menotti
noun, Gian Carlo [jahn kahr-loh;; Italian jahn kahr-law] /dʒɑn ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian dʒɑn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
organic
noun, a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
Genesee
noun, a river flowing N from N Pennsylvania through W New York into Lake Ontario. 144 miles (230 km) long.
Menorca
noun, Minorca.
genitor
noun, a parent, especially a father.
genito-
Genista
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
orgeats
noun, a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
Oriente
noun, a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
genetic
adjective, Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
genesic
adjective, pertaining to genesis or reproduction; genetic.
sarcode
noun, protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
ragtime
noun, rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
Mercado
noun, a market.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
garrets
noun, an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
memoirs
noun, a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
Sandron
noun, a male given name, form of Sandro.
sandmen
noun, the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
garotte
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
garotes
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
Garonne
noun, a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.
Garnett
noun, a machine used in garnetting.
Garrett
noun, a male given name, form of Gerald.
ratings
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
garnets
noun, any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
garners
noun, a granary or grain bin.
garment
noun, any article of clothing:
ratites
noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
Gardner
noun, Erle Stanley [url] /ɜrl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1970, U.S. writer of detective stories.
ratteen
noun, ratiné.
rangers
noun, forest ranger.
randoms
noun, something that is random, or a random state or condition:
stearo-
menaces
noun, something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
gearset
noun, a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
tammies
noun, a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.
Tancred
noun, 1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
raiders
noun, a person or thing that raids.
tandems
noun, a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
raiment
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
gatemen
noun, a gatekeeper.
tangent
noun, Geometry. a line or a plane that touches a curve or a surface at a point so that it is closer to the curve in the vicinity of the point than any other line or plane drawn through the point.
rammers
noun, a person or thing that rams.
randies
noun, Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
gastro-
gastrin
noun, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
gastric
adjective, pertaining to the stomach.
ramrods
noun, a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
sincere
adjective, free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
rancors
noun, bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Randers
noun, a seaport in E Jutland, in Denmark.
garrote
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
interne
noun, verb (used without object), intern2 .
Mercast
noun, a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
Nereids
noun, any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
section
noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
integer
noun, Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero. Compare whole number.
sedarim
noun, a plural of Seder.
nomadic
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
nominee
noun, a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
metates
noun, a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
nonages
noun, the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
germane
adjective, closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent:
metamer
noun, a compound exhibiting metamerism with one or more other compounds.
noetics
noun, the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
gerents
noun, a ruler or manager.
Geraint
noun, one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
tactics
noun, (usually used with a singular verb) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle.
metages
noun, the official measurement of contents or weight.
Nordica
noun, Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
secrete
noun, a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
intends
verb (used with object), to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
steato-
germens
noun, a germ.
normans
noun, a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
insnare
verb (used with object), ensnare.
inroads
noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
Insecta
noun, the class comprising the insects.
sematic
adjective, serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
metrist
noun, a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
metiers
noun, a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
gestate
verb (used with object), to carry in the womb during the period from conception to delivery.
netting
noun, any of various kinds of net fabric:
Nicetas
noun, Saint Ignatius (def 2).
Nidaros
noun, former name of Trondheim.
instead
Idioms, instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
nimrods
noun, the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
segment
noun, one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section:
Ninette
noun, a female given name.
nitrate
noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
instant
noun, an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
smitten
verb, a past participle of smite.
seeming
noun, appearance, especially outward or deceptive appearance.
instate
verb (used with object), to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
Geordie
noun, a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
intens.
ordains
verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
oneidas
noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
mercies
noun, compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
science
noun, a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
Mercier
noun, Désiré Joseph [dey-zee-rey zhaw-zef] /deɪ ziˈreɪ ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1851–1926, Belgian cardinal and patriot.
Ommiads
noun, Omayyad.
onagers
noun, a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
onanism
noun, withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
scatter
noun, the act of scattering.
one-man
adjective, of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
Meriden
noun, a city in central Connecticut.
Mercian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
Scarron
noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
onstage
adverb, on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
mercers
noun, a dealer in textile fabrics; dry-goods merchant.
scanner
noun, a person or thing that scans.
orceins
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
scandic
adjective, of or relating to scandium:
gentian
noun, any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe. Compare gentian family.
mergers
noun, a statutory combination of two or more corporations by the transfer of the properties to one surviving corporation.
merinos
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
intense
adjective, existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
screeno
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
seconde
noun, the second of the eight defensive positions.
intents
noun, something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
notates
verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
notices
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
seating
noun, an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
Seagirt
noun, surrounded by the sea.
sea-dog
noun, a sailor, especially an old or experienced one.
oarsmen
noun, a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
Oceanic
adjective, of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
oersted
noun, the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic pole of unit strength when undergoing a force of one dyne in a vacuum. Abbreviation: Oe.
Oceanid
noun, any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
ocreate
adjective, having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
Merriam
noun, a town in E Kansas.
octanes
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
octants
noun, the eighth part of a circle.
mermaid
noun, (in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
taction
noun, touch; contact.
Scottie
noun, Scottish terrier.
egotism
noun, excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness.
Romains
noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
deontic
adjective, of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
dogcart
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
dog-ear
noun, (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
arenose
adjective, sandy; gritty.
dereism
noun, autism.
derange
verb (used with object), to throw into disorder; disarrange.
arenite
noun, psammite.
termite
noun, any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
codgers
noun, an eccentric man, especially one who is old.
codices
noun, plural of codex.
cortege
noun, a procession, especially a ceremonial one:
codings
noun, the transforming of a variate into a more convenient variate.
Domenic
noun, a male given name.
Ardmore
noun, a city in S Oklahoma.
termors
noun, a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
coedits
verb (used with object), to edit jointly with another.
decanes
noun, a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
Camoens
noun, Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
coerces
verb (used with object), to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
dominee
noun, dominie (def 2).
coesite
noun, a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
domines
noun, lord; master (used as a title of address).
termers
noun, a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination):
dentist
noun, a person whose profession is dentistry.
dentins
noun, the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
tinners
noun, a tinsmith.
cognacs
noun, (often initial capital letter) the brandy distilled in and shipped from the legally delimited area surrounding the town of Cognac, in W central France.
codeine
noun, a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
camions
noun, a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
cognate
noun, a person or thing cognate with another.
coatees
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
tictacs
noun, a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
coagent
noun, a joint agent.
coaming
noun, a raised border around an opening in a deck, roof, or floor, designed to prevent water from running below.
descant
noun, Music. a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it. (in part music) the soprano. a song or melody.
Cairene
noun, a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
aristo-
coarsen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
coarser
adjective, of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
coaster
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
decagon
noun, a polygon having ten angles and ten sides.
dacoits
noun, (in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
Ternate
noun, an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
dermat-
derries
noun, a meaningless refrain or chorus in old songs.
centner
noun, (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
tinders
noun, a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
coating
noun, a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
Cameron
noun, Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
centimo
noun, the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
argents
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
togated
adjective, characteristic of peace; peaceful:
docents
noun, privatdocent.
Docetae
plural noun, early Christian adherents of Docetism.
centime
noun, a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
cocaine
noun, a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
ctenoid
adjective, comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
arctics
noun, (often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
deseret
noun, a territory established by the Mormons in 1849 as a proposed state of the Union: was refused admission to the Union by Congress and incorporated in the newly organized Territory of Utah 1850.
commits
verb (used with object), to give in trust or charge; consign.
command
noun, the act of commanding or ordering.
commend
verb (used with object), to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend:
Annette
noun, a female given name, form of Anne.
donnees
noun, a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
tergite
noun, the dorsal sclerite of an abdominal segment of an insect.
comment
noun, a remark, observation, or criticism:
critter
noun, a domesticated animal.
aniseed
noun, the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
attends
verb (used with object), to be present at:
crinose
adjective, hairy.
cringes
noun, servile or fawning deference.
decease
noun, the act of dying; departure from life; death.
crimson
noun, a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
Candiot
noun, a Cretan.
aneroid
noun, aneroid barometer.
crimmer
noun, krimmer.
comrade
noun, a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
toaster
noun, an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
anemone
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
deceits
noun, the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
cements
noun, any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
dormant
adjective, lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
canines
noun, a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
Comtian
noun, a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
dormers
noun, Also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.
dormice
noun, any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
crocein
noun, any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
comings
noun, approach; arrival; advent:
donates
verb (used with object), to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
Antoine
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
centare
noun, centiare.
coignes
noun, verb (used with object), quoin.
tinters
noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
coinage
noun, the act, process, or right of making coins.
cancion
noun, song.
cenotes
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
decants
verb (used with object), to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
tirades
noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
comates
noun, a mate or companion.
comatic
adjective, of, relating to, or blurred as a result of a coma.
decares
noun, a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
crosier
noun, a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
antings
noun, the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
anoints
verb (used with object), to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
candent
adjective, glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
antigen
noun, Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
Candice
noun, a female given name.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
antero-
comedic
adjective, of, relating to, or of the nature of comedy.
cronies
noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
dentate
adjective, having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.
comices
anomite
noun, a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
Comines
noun, Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
candier
candies
noun, any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
descent
noun, the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
centres
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
cretins
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
cerated
adjective, covered with wax.
darners
noun, a person or thing that darns.
cerato-
terries
noun, the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
diatoms
noun, any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
astride
preposition, with a leg on each side of; straddling:
diaster
noun, the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
darings
noun, adventurous courage; boldness.
dineros
noun, a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
cerates
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
astrict
verb (used with object), to bind fast; constrain.
tractor
noun, a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc.
diastem
noun, a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
tonnage
noun, the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
astroid
noun, a hypocycloid with four cusps.
tracing
noun, the act of a person or thing that traces.
Dinesen
noun, Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
dinette
noun, a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
Cadence
noun, rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
ciceros
noun, a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
tongmen
noun, a member of a Chinese tong.
tetanic
adjective, Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
cadette
noun, (initial capital letter). Also called Cadette scout. a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years of age.
ceramic
noun, ceramic material.
dingoes
noun, a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
traitor
noun, a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
tongman
noun, a member of a Chinese tong.
cetanes
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
darning
noun, the act of a person or thing that darns.
detrain
verb (used without object), to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
attorns
verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
cermets
noun, a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
Tonnies
noun, Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
diester
noun, an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
cerotic
adjective, of or derived from cerotic acid.
atonics
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
tierced
adjective, (of an escutcheon) divided vertically or horizontally into three equal parts.
attires
noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
tierces
noun, an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
certain
Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
ceriman
noun, a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
tertian
noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
cestode
noun, a parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms.
Trainer
noun, a person or thing that trains.
atomism
noun, Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter.
atomies
noun, an atom; mote.
atomics
noun, the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
cestoid
noun, cestode.
dimeter
noun, a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
darters
noun, a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
terrine
noun, a casserole dish made of pottery.
tragics
noun, the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
tontine
noun, an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
tragion
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
tonners
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
trainee
noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
traders
noun, a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
Detroit
noun, a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
terrets
noun, one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
ternion
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
citrate
noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
centri-
damning
noun, the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
distant
adjective, far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
tonemes
noun, a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
detains
verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
distent
adjective, distended.
cistern
noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
distort
verb (used with object), to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed:
tranter
noun, a peddler, hawker, or carrier using a horse and cart.
cistron
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
Ditmars
noun, Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
terrace
noun, a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
destine
verb (used with object), to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
centric
adjective, pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
citrons
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
armrest
noun, a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
cittern
noun, an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
to-name
noun, a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
armored
noun, any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
destain
verb (used with object), to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
tommies
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) Tommy Atkins.
armoire
noun, a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
armiger
noun, a person entitled to armorial bearings.
tomenta
noun, pubescence consisting of longish, soft, entangled hairs pressed close to the surface.
tomcats
noun, a male cat.
daimons
noun, daemon.
disrate
verb (used with object), to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
transom
noun, a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
detract
verb (used with object), to draw away or divert; distract:
terrane
noun, any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
Terrene
noun, the earth.
diocese
noun, an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
tracers
noun, a person or thing that traces.
deterge
verb (used with object), to wipe or wash away; cleanse.
ascetic
noun, a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
cinemas
noun, Chiefly British. motion picture.
detents
noun, a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
detente
noun, a relaxing of tension, especially between nations, as by negotiations or agreements.
directs
adverb, in a direct manner; directly; straight:
tonetic
noun, the phonetic study of tone in language.
Transit
noun, the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
dancers
noun, a person who dances.
artiste
noun, an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
disegno
noun, drawing or design: a term used during the 16th and 17th centuries to designate the formal discipline required for the representation of the ideal form of an object in the visual arts, especially as expressed in the linear structure of a work of art.
terrain
noun, a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
cirrate
adjective, having cirri.
tictocs
noun, an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
discant
noun, Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
arteri-
ARTEMIS
noun, Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon. Compare Diana.
discern
verb (used with object), to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
Caedmon
noun, fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
detects
verb (used with object), to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act:
centro-
cirrose
adjective, having a cirrus or cirri.
arseno-
dearies
noun, darling.
Comtism
noun, the philosophy of Auguste Comte; positivism.
candors
noun, the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
denotes
verb (used with object), to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
contra-
trireme
noun, a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship.
caterer
noun, one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
torsade
noun, a twisted cord.
ecartes
noun, a card game for two players.
cottage
noun, a small house, usually of only one story.
eccrine
adjective, of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
ecdemic
adjective, noting or pertaining to a disease that is observed far from the area in which it originates.
trisect
verb (used with object), to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
trisome
noun, a trisomic individual.
Cotinga
noun, any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
tenners
noun, a 10-dollar bill.
ecocide
noun, the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
cotters
noun, a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
coterie
noun, a group of people who associate closely.
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
casting
noun, the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
Carmine
noun, a crimson or purplish-red color.
costing
noun, cost accounting.
Tristan
noun, a male given name, form of Tristram.
cordage
noun, fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
admires
Idioms, be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
cordate
adjective, heart-shaped:
cording
noun, cord covered with yarns or fabric, used decoratively.
Teniers
noun, David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
tetrode
noun, a vacuum tube containing four electrodes, usually a plate, two grids, and a cathode.
gardens
noun, a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
eatings
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
costate
adjective, Anatomy. having ribs.
Trimmer
noun, a person or thing that trims.
consent
noun, permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
consign
verb (used with object), to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
tension
noun, the act of stretching or straining.
craniom
cranio-
conster
verb (used with or without object), construe.
constr.
trimers
noun, a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
contact
noun, the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
aginner
noun, a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
earings
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
contain
verb (used with object), to hold or include within its volume or area:
triodes
noun, a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
earnest
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
demonic
adjective, inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
earring
noun, an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
tenrecs
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
contemn
verb (used with object), to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
contend
verb (used with object), to assert or maintain earnestly:
content
noun, Usually, contents. something that is contained: the subjects or topics covered in a book or document. the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
Eastern
adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
easting
noun, Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
decrees
noun, a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law:
decries
verb (used with object), to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
contest
noun, a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
carnets
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
adenine
noun, Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
agnomen
noun, an additional, fourth name given to a person by the ancient Romans in allusion to some achievement or other circumstance, as “Africanus” in “Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.”. Compare cognomen (def 3).
accents
noun, prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
dements
verb (used with object), to make mad or insane.
acerose
adjective, needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
dementi
noun, an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
trocars
noun, a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
Cartier
noun, Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
tenaces
noun, a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
accrete
adjective, Botany. grown together.
corners
noun, the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
deicers
noun, a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
accords
noun, proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
demeans
noun, Archaic. demeanor.
cornets
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
acetins
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
accedes
verb (used without object), to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
cornice
noun, Architecture. any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes. the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
carters
noun, Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
Corning
noun, a city in S New York.
carroms
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
corrade
verb (used with object), to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
correct
adjective, conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate:
corrida
noun, a bullfight.
corsage
noun, a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
corsair
noun, a fast ship used for piracy.
tsardom
noun, czardom.
Corsica
noun, an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
carrion
noun, dead and putrefying flesh.
demerit
noun, a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
Tritoma
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
degames
noun, lemonwood.
carnies
noun, a person employed by a carnival.
cordite
noun, a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
costard
noun, a large English variety of apple.
actinon
noun, a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
actino-
actings
noun, the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
carnose
adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
demeton
noun, either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
coremia
noun, the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
Demeter
noun, the ancient Greek chthonian goddess of agriculture and the protector of marriage and the social order, identified by the Romans with Ceres. She presided over the Eleusinian mysteries.
Tenedos
noun, an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
acrogen
noun, a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
tritone
noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
acetoin
noun, a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
Costain
noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
aconite
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
demesne
noun, possession of land as one's own:
tritons
noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
carotid
noun, Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
degerms
verb (used with object), to rid of germs.
carotin
noun, carotene.
tendons
noun, Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
corneas
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
acetone
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
tenders
noun, the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
Edomite
noun, a descendant of Esau or Edom. Num. 20:14–21.
tentage
noun, tents collectively; equipment or supply of tents.
dictate
noun, an authoritative order or command.
demotes
verb (used with object), to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
condemn
verb (used with object), to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
canters
noun, an easy gallop.
canting
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
concise
adjective, expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
triages
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
credits
noun, commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
dragees
noun, a sugarcoated nut or candy.
dragnet
noun, a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
credent
adjective, Archaic. believing.
toadies
noun, an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
Creator
noun, a person or thing that creates.
creates
adjective, Archaic. created.
condign
adjective, well-deserved; fitting; adequate:
canteen
noun, a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
tricorn
noun, Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
AmerInd
noun, Indian (def 1).
drastic
adjective, acting with force or violence; violent.
tenters
noun, a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
creance
noun, a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
Creamer
noun, a person or thing that creams.
carding
noun, the process in which fibers, as cotton, worsted, or wool, are manipulated into sliver form prior to spinning.
deniers
noun, a person who denies.
torment
noun, a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
tricots
noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
dreamer
noun, a person who dreams.
congees
noun, congé.
concert
noun, a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
concern
noun, something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
cardio-
amniote
noun, any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
andiron
noun, one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
ancient
noun, a person who lived in ancient times.
Trenton
noun, a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.
amosite
noun, an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
dormins
noun, abscisic acid.
Amorite
noun, a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
amorist
noun, a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
concede
verb (used with object), to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
amongst
preposition, among.
crenate
adjective, having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
Cremona
noun, a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
cremate
verb (used with object), to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
amnions
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
ammonic
adjective, of or relating to ammonia or ammonium.
Terence
noun, (Publius Terentius Afer) c190–159? b.c, Roman playwright.
conceit
noun, an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
concent
noun, concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
ammines
noun, a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
teredos
noun, a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
decerns
verb (used with object), Archaic. to discern.
tercets
noun, Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
Denison
noun, a city in NE Texas.
dotages
noun, a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
ammeter
noun, an instrument for measuring current in amperes.
trident
noun, a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
amerces
verb (used with object), to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
deciare
noun, a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
Demotic
noun, demotic script.
connect
adjective, of or relating to a connection or connections:
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
torrent
noun, a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
Trieste
noun, a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
Trigere
noun, Pauline, 1909–2002, U.S. fashion designer, born in France.
catties
noun, (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
connate
adjective, existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
congest
verb (used with object), to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog:
Torrens
noun, Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
tetrads
noun, a group of four.
catmint
noun, catnip.
craters
noun, the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
trigone
noun, Also, trigonum. Anatomy. a triangular part or area. the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
trigram
noun, a sequence of three adjacent letters or symbols.
trigons
noun, a triangle.
decocts
verb (used with object), to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
cations
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
Drosera
noun, any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs, comprising the sundews.
cargoes
noun, the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
Congers
noun, a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
Cranmer
noun, Thomas, 1489–1556, first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury: leader in the English Protestant Reformation in England.
Dreiser
noun, Theodore, 1871–1945, U.S. novelist.
crannog
noun, (in ancient Ireland and Scotland) a lake dwelling, usually built on an artificial island.
careens
noun, a careening.
trienes
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
agonist
noun, a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
agonies
noun, extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
Mister
noun, (initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
sermon
noun, a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
MScMed
CERMET
noun, a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
cement
noun, any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
monger
noun, a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination):
Moneta
noun, Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
modems
noun, an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
Sierra
noun, a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
modest
adjective, having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
Moesia
noun, an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
Modena
noun, a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
sindon
noun, cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
centos
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
Carter
noun, Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
casein
noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
centr-
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
Modern
noun, a person of modern times.
Miseno
noun, a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
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.
Moreen
noun, a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
Monica
noun, a female given name.
monied
adjective, moneyed.
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.
cerise
adjective, noun, moderate to deep red.
Moerae
plural noun, the Fates.
mondes
noun, the world; people; society.
Cercis
noun, any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
Monera
noun, a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
Morgan
noun, one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.
signee
noun, a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
Signac
noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
casino
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
set-to
noun, a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
Mosaic
noun, a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
Cedars
noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
censer
noun, a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
simmer
noun, the state or process of simmering.
censor
noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
cedarn
adjective, resembling or made of cedar.
Simeon
noun, a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
signet
noun, a small seal, as on a finger ring.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
centas
noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
Signor
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
mortar
noun, a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
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.
Morris
noun, Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
centi-
moires
noun, any moiré fabric.
casing
noun, a case or covering; housing.
monies
noun, a plural of money.
settee
noun, a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.
casern
noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
torrid
adjective, subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area:
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
moment
noun, an indefinitely short period of time; instant:
Cotter
noun, a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
mottes
noun, a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
monism
noun, Philosophy. (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a). (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
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.
cerat-
setter
noun, a person or thing that sets.
Cedric
noun, a male given name.
cenote
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
motets
noun, a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
signer
noun, a person who signs.
Monnet
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
Catton
noun, (Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
miters
noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
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)
mitres
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
mitten
noun, a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
monads
noun, Biology. any simple, single-celled organism. any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
Morgen
noun, a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
merges
verb (used with object), to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
Singan
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
somni-
congas
noun, a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
mattes
noun, a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
matter
noun, the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
matted
noun, a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
congee
noun, congé.
matron
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
matri-
matins
noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
Conger
noun, a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
maters
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
conges
noun, leave-taking; farewell.
somite
noun, any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
masto-
Mastic
noun, Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
Master
noun, a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
conics
noun, the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
conies
noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
Mascot
noun, an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
mascon
noun, a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
Connie
noun, a female given name, form of Constance.
Conrad
noun, Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
Marten
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
McCrae
noun, John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.
McNair
noun, Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
Marron
noun, a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
meccas
noun, Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
coming
noun, approach; arrival; advent:
Medit.
Medina
noun, the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
commie
noun, communist.
commis
noun, an assistant, especially to a chef.
commit
verb (used with object), to give in trust or charge; consign.
COMSAT
noun, (often lowercase) a communications satellite.
medias
noun, a plural of medium.
comtes
noun, count2 .
Median
noun, Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
mecate
noun, Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
somat-
socage
noun, a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
soccer
noun, a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
socman
noun, sokeman.
Conant
noun, James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
meanie
noun, Informal. meany.
socmen
noun, sokeman.
meager
adjective, deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate:
meacon
verb (used with object), to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
soigne
adjective, carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
soiree
noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
sonant
noun, a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
contd.
Comdt.
sonnet
noun, Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
manned
noun, an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
coring
noun, the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
manioc
noun, cassava.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
mangos
noun, the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
manges
noun, any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
manger
noun, a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
manege
noun, the art of training and riding horses.
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
corned
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
Mamore
noun, a river in Bolivia, flowing N to the Beni River on the border of Brazil to form the Madeira River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
corgis
noun, Welsh corgi.
Mamers
noun, Mars.
Corner
noun, the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
Sontag
noun, Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
Mainer
noun, a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
maigre
adjective, containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.
maiden
noun, a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
magots
noun, Barbary ape.
Corrie
noun, a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
corset
noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
manner
noun, a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
Mannes
noun, Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
marmot
noun, any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck.
marges
noun, margin; edge.
Marist
noun, a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
contes
plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
Marion
noun, Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
Marino
noun, Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
contin
contr.
marine
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Margot
noun, a female given name, form of Margaret.
margin
noun, the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
Margie
noun, a female given name, form of Margaret.
titres
noun, titer.
Mannie
noun, a male given name, form of Emanuel.
Marcos
noun, Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
Marcie
noun, a female given name, form of Marcia.
cordis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the heart.
Sondra
noun, a female given name.
Maoris
noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
Maoism
noun, the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.
mantis
noun, any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
mantid
noun, mantis.
mantic
adjective, of or relating to divination.
corers
noun, a person or thing that cores.
comers
noun, Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
Comdr.
mirage
noun, an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
smegma
noun, a thick, cheeselike, sebaceous secretion that collects beneath the foreskin or around the clitoris.
Sitter
noun, a person who sits.
Tongas
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
Tongan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Tonga.
camise
noun, a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
micron
noun, Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
C-in-C
cinder
noun, a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
cinema
noun, Chiefly British. motion picture.
micro-
Micmac
noun, a member of a North American Indian people now living mostly in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Mettie
noun, a female given name, form of Matilda or Martha.
midget
noun, (not in technical use) an extremely small person having normal physical proportions.
metros
noun, the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
metro-
cirro-
metric
noun, Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
metier
noun, a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
meters
noun, the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
meteor
noun, Astronomy. a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere. a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
metate
noun, a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
toneme
noun, a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
midges
noun, any of numerous minute dipterous insects, especially of the family Chironomidae, somewhat resembling a mosquito. Compare gnat (def 1).
ciders
noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
metage
noun, the official measurement of contents or weight.
tonner
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
Singer
noun, a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
sinner
noun, a person who sins; transgressor.
certes
adverb, certainly; in truth.
Cesena
noun, a city in E central Italy.
Minoan
noun, a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
tonnes
noun, metric ton.
cetane
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
miners
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
sirdar
noun, (in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader.
minder
noun, Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
sitten
verb, past participle of sit1 .
Minden
noun, a city in NW Louisiana.
minces
noun, something cut up very small; mincemeat.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
Mimosa
noun, any of numerous plants, shrubs, or trees belonging to the genus Mimosa, of the legume family, native to tropical or warm regions, having small flowers in globular heads or cylindrical spikes and often sensitive leaves.
mimeos
noun, mimeograph.
sirree
noun, (used as an intensive with no or yes):
Cicero
noun, a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
Mignon
noun, an opera (1866) by Ambroise Thomas.
sitcom
noun, situation comedy.
mid-on
noun, the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
mestee
noun, mustee.
comdg.
menage
noun, a domestic establishment; household.
coders
noun, a person or device that translates information into a code.
codger
noun, an eccentric man, especially one who is old.
coding
noun, the transforming of a variate into a more convenient variate.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
coedit
verb (used with object), to edit jointly with another.
Mendes
noun, a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
coerce
verb (used with object), to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
mender
noun, a person or thing that mends.
cogent
adjective, convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
Cognac
noun, (often initial capital letter) the brandy distilled in and shipped from the legally delimited area surrounding the town of Cognac, in W central France.
menads
noun, maenad.
Menton
noun, a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
Menado
noun, a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
menace
noun, something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
coigne
noun, verb (used with object), quoin.
coigns
noun, verb (used with object), quoin.
memoir
noun, a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
Memnon
noun, Colossus of, (in ancient Egypt) a colossal statue near Thebes said to produce a musical sound when the rays of the early morning sun struck it. Compare Vocal Memnon.
todies
noun, any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
comate
noun, a mate or companion.
megrim
noun, megrims, low spirits; the blues.
Tocsin
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
Mentes
noun, (in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
Mentor
noun, a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
cnemis
noun, the tibia or shin.
egoist
noun, a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
Mesmer
noun, Franz [frants,, franz;; German frahnts] /frænts,, frænz;; German frɑnts/ (Show IPA), or Friedrich Anton [free-drik an-tn,, -ton;; German free-drikh ahn-tohn] /ˈfri drɪk ˈæn tn,, -tɒn;; German ˈfri drɪx ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), 1733–1815, Austrian physician.
tomcat
noun, a male cat.
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
Merton
noun, Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
Mersin
noun, a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
coacts
verb (used with or without object), to do or act together.
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
mermen
noun, (in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
merman
noun, (in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
merits
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
Merino
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
togate
adjective, dressed in a toga.
coatee
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
Merida
noun, suntan (def 2).
tortes
noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
merger
noun, a statutory combination of two or more corporations by the transfer of the properties to one surviving corporation.
Coates
noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
merdes
noun, excrement.
coatis
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
Mercia
noun, an early English kingdom in central Britain.
Mercer
noun, a dealer in textile fabrics; dry-goods merchant.
Merced
noun, a city in central California.
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;
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
Rector
noun, a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
andro-
Andron
noun, (in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
Andros
noun, Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
trends
noun, the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
redeem
verb (used with object), to buy or pay off; clear by payment:
anemic
adjective, Pathology. suffering from anemia.
anemo-
redans
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
redact
verb (used with object), to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
Saigon
noun, former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
rectos
anenst
preposition, anent (def 2).
recti-
Andres
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
Angers
noun, a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
angio-
animes
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
record
noun, an act of recording.
aniso-
tremor
noun, involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
tremie
noun, a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
recons
noun, reconnaissance.
anodic
adjective, pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
recite
verb (used with object), to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
Recent
noun, Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
anoint
verb (used with object), to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
Andric
noun, Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
redoes
noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
recede
verb (used with object), to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
amigos
noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
amerce
verb (used with object), to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
Reiner
noun, Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
trices
noun, a very short time; an instant:
reigns
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
sacred
adjective, devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
sacro-
regret
noun, a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
amices
noun, an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
amides
noun, a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
amido-
amidst
preposition, amid.
Amiens
noun, a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
region
noun, an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
Trento
noun, Italian name of Trent.
amines
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
Regina
noun, queen.
amino-
triage
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
triads
noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
regime
noun, a mode or system of rule or government:
ammine
noun, a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
ammino
adjective, Chemistry. containing or pertaining to an ammine.
regent
noun, a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
amnion
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
amnios
Regain
noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
anomie
noun, a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
recast
noun, a recasting.
rottes
noun, rote2 .
ramrod
noun, a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
ranges
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
ardent
adjective, having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
Ranger
noun, forest ranger.
ranged
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
Sanger
noun, Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
ranees
noun, the wife of a rajah.
random
noun, something that is random, or a random state or condition:
ardors
noun, great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
Arendt
noun, Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
rancor
noun, bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
rancid
adjective, having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
ramson
noun, a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
ramose
adjective, having many branches.
Ransom
noun, the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
rammer
noun, a person or thing that rams.
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
ramets
noun, an individual of a clone.
raised
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
aretes
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
raider
noun, a person or thing that raids.
Argent
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
ragmen
noun, a person who gathers or deals in rag.
sarco-
treasr
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
ranids
noun, frog1 (def 2).
raring
adjective, very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
Antrim
noun, a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
treens
noun, treenware.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
rearms
verb (used with object), to arm again.
reamer
noun, any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
reagin
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
anting
noun, the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
Reader
noun, a person who reads.
Antons
noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
samite
noun, a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
Sammie
noun, a sandwich.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
ratton
noun, a rat.
Sandro
noun, a male given name.
ratter
noun, a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
Sander
noun, a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
ratite
noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
egoism
noun, the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism).
Arctic
noun, (often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
rating
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
raters
noun, a person who makes rates or ratings.
Sandie
noun, a male given name, form of Sandro.
treats
noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
raster
noun, Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
Sandor
noun, a male given name.
aments
noun, catkin.
remain
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
radons
noun, a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
roster
noun, a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
riders
noun, a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
rident
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
rostra
noun, a plural of rostrum.
ricrac
noun, rickrack.
ricers
noun, an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
Triton
noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
rotate
adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
actin-
acting
noun, the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
actins
noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
retro-
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
adeems
verb (used with object), to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
adeno-
adient
adjective, tending to move toward a stimulus.
retort
noun, a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
triste
adjective, sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
Admete
noun, a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
retire
noun, a place of withdrawal; retreat:
admire
Idioms, be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
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.
admits
verb (used with object), to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
Adonic
noun, Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
Adonis
noun, Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
rigors
noun, strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
acmite
noun, a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
retems
noun, a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
accent
noun, prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
Tsonga
noun, a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
Romaic
noun, demotic (def 5).
Rogers
noun, Bernard, 1893–1968, U.S. composer.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
roemer
noun, a German wineglass having a body with a globular top and a cylindrical bottom often decorated with prunts, supported by a conical foot.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
rodmen
noun, a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
Rodman
noun, a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
Rodger
noun, a male given name, form of Roger.
rodent
noun, a rodent mammal.
Romans
noun, an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
accede
verb (used without object), to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
accord
noun, proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
rimmed
noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
accost
noun, a greeting.
roadie
noun, a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
Ronnie
noun, a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
Ritter
noun, a knight.
acetic
adjective, pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
acetin
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
aceto-
trocar
noun, a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
ringer
noun, a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
ringed
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
rimose
adjective, full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
rimmer
noun, William, 1816–79, U.S. sculptor and painter, born in England.
retene
noun, a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
adores
verb (used with object), to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
amends
noun, reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
remote
noun, Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
renins
noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
renege
noun, Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
agonic
adjective, not forming an angle.
agreed
adjective, arranged or set by common consent:
agrees
verb (used with object), to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
render
noun, Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
rotter
noun, a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
agric.
agron.
Renard
noun, Reynard.
trigos
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
Remsen
noun, Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
trigon
noun, a triangle.
rennet
noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
remora
noun, any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
aidmen
noun, a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
triers
noun, a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
remits
noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
remise
verb (used with object), to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
airmen
noun, an aviator.
triene
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
remind
verb (used with object), to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
remans
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
tricot
noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
remand
noun, the act of remanding.
ameers
noun, emir.
Rennes
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.
trimer
noun, a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
adorns
verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
reside
noun, a piece or section of siding:
retard
noun, a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
adren-
adreno
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
adroit
adjective, expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
Aeetes
noun, a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
Aeneid
noun, a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
resort
noun, a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
aeron.
resign
verb (used with object), to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
triode
noun, a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
Rennie
noun, John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
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.
resend
verb (used with object), to send again.
Reseda
noun, a grayish green.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
resect
verb (used with object), to do a resection on.
reseat
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
ageism
noun, discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
reread
noun, the act of reading something again.
Renton
noun, a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
rentes
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
renter
noun, a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
Renoir
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
rotten
adjective, decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
argons
noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
radome
noun, a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
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Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
Nimrod
noun, the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
Niemen
noun, a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
camion
noun, a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
Nicene
adjective, of or relating to Nicaea.
nicads
noun, nickel-cadmium battery.
seiner
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
Semang
noun, a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
Cammie
noun, camouflage.
netmen
noun, a tennis player.
netman
noun, a tennis player.
camote
noun, batata.
totems
noun, a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
nested
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.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
Cancer
noun, Pathology. a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites. any disease characterized by such growths.
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.
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.
sememe
noun, the meaning of a morpheme.
Nereis
noun, clamworm.
Nereid
noun, any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
Candor
noun, the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
caners
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Nemrod
noun, Nimrod (def 1).
canids
noun, any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
canine
noun, a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
caning
noun, the act of providing chairs or the like with seats made of woven cane.
cameos
noun, a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
nitons
noun, (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
canner
noun, a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
tracer
noun, a person or thing that traces.
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
cadent
adjective, having cadence.
cadets
noun, a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
nonets
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
cadges
noun, a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
nonces
noun, the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
nonage
noun, the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
sector
noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
nomism
noun, religious conduct based on law.
cadres
noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
cagers
noun, Informal. a basketball player.
nomads
noun, a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
sedate
adjective, calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
Camden
noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
Noetic
adjective, of or relating to the mind.
noctis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
nocti-
nocent
adjective, harmful; injurious.
Seeder
noun, a person or thing that seeds.
cairds
noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
Seeger
noun, Alan, 1888–1916, U.S. poet.
seeing
noun, the act of a person who sees.
seemer
noun, a person who constantly pretends.
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
nitro-
nitres
noun, niter.
toting
noun, the practice of taking home food from an employer by a person engaged in domestic service.
canned
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
nemat-
Noreen
noun, a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
sennet
noun, any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
Carmen
noun, Ciudad del Carmen.
narcos
noun, narc.
narco-
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
sennit
noun, a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
Nantes
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
nanoid
adjective, dwarfish.
nanism
noun, the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
nances
noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
caroms
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
nasion
noun, the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
nadirs
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
Nadine
noun, a female given name.
nacres
noun, mother-of-pearl.
nacred
adjective, lined with or resembling nacre.
Carrie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
carrom
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
Serang
noun, Ceram.
serein
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
Serena
noun, a female given name.
Serene
noun, serenity; tranquillity.
carrot
noun, a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
MSMgtE
Sennar
noun, a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
Negros
noun, an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
career
noun, an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
Cannes
noun, a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
cannot
verb, a form of ·can not.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
Canton
noun, a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
negate
verb (used with object), to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
cardi-
Cardin
noun, Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
Semite
noun, a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
careen
noun, a careening.
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
necro-
nastic
adjective, of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
neaten
verb (used with object), to make neat:
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.
cargos
noun, the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
Sendai
noun, a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
sendee
noun, the person to whom something is sent.
Sender
noun, a person or thing that sends.
natter
noun, a conversation; chat.
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.
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
natron
noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
senega
noun, the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
nation
noun, a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
Nordic
noun, a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Radnor
noun, a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
arsen-
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
orgies
noun, wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
orgeat
noun, a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
orgasm
noun, the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
aroids
noun, any plant of the arum family.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
arrest
noun, the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
Orense
noun, a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
orenda
noun, a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
arride
verb (used with object), to be agreeable or pleasing to.
oreide
noun, oroide.
oreads
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
origan
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
orders
noun, an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
ordain
verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
artist
noun, a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
orangs
noun, orangutan.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
Orange
noun, a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
scarce
Idioms, make oneself scarce, Informal. to depart, especially suddenly. to stay away; avoid.
ascend
verb (used with object), to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
ascent
noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
armors
noun, any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
Origen
noun, (Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
Oneida
noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
Sarnen
noun, a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
radios
noun, wireless telegraphy or telephony:
argots
noun, a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
radio-
Ariege
noun, a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
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.
racism
noun, a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
racers
noun, a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
raceme
noun, a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
treads
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
sarong
noun, a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Orinda
noun, a town in W California.
ottars
noun, attar (def 1).
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
Sartre
noun, Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
Ostend
noun, a seaport in NW Belgium.
Osetic
adjective, noun, Ossetic.
armets
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
oscine
noun, an oscine bird.
armies
noun, the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
ormers
noun, an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
onside
adjective, adverb, not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
secant
noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
screen
noun, a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
occas.
atomic
adjective, of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
seadog
noun, fogbow.
tragic
noun, the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
seamen
noun, a person skilled in seamanship.
seance
noun, a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
seater
noun, a person or thing that seats.
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
secede
verb (used without object), to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
screed
noun, a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
notice
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
secern
verb (used with object), to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
attend
verb (used with object), to be present at:
notate
verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
second
noun, a second part.
nosing
noun, a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
attire
noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
attorn
verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
Norris
noun, Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
secret
noun, something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
trades
noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
Norman
noun, a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
trader
noun, a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
Ateste
noun, ancient name of Este.
astron
scato-
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
onding
noun, the act of continued outpouring or falling; a continuing torrent, as of rain.
Ondine
noun, undine.
trans.
onager
noun, a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
Ommiad
noun, Omayyad.
omenta
noun, a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
omegas
noun, the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
scenic
noun, a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
sconce
noun, a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Ogaden
noun, an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
octads
noun, a group or series of eight.
Scoter
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
oedema
noun, edema.
Scotti
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
Odette
noun, a female given name.
Odetta
noun, (Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
Odense
noun, a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
scream
noun, a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
Astrid
noun, a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
octets
noun, a company of eight singers or musicians.
octant
noun, the eighth part of a circle.
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
astro-
octane
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
micros
noun, anything extremely small in scope or capability.
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
Cortes
noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
incage
verb (used with object), encage.
incase
verb (used with object), encase.
entice
verb (used with object), to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
timers
noun, a person or thing that times.
Dottie
noun, a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
doting
noun, decay of wood.
ganoin
noun, a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
Street
noun, a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
Damien
noun, Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
entire
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
ganoid
noun, a ganoid fish.
tercet
noun, Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
inanes
noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
dotage
noun, a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
teredo
noun, a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
dosage
noun, the administration of medicine in doses.
dammit
interjection, damn it (used as a mild expletive).
incest
noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
damson
noun, Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
denier
noun, a person who denies.
Dairen
noun, former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
Garcon
noun, (usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
incorr
Dragon
noun, a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
gnomes
noun, (in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
gnomic
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a gnome.
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:
tetrad
noun, a group of four.
dragee
noun, a sugarcoated nut or candy.
terces
noun, tierce (def 3).
tanist
noun, the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
income
noun, the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
incogs
adjective, adverb, noun, incognita or incognito.
disco-
Strega
stemma
noun, ocellus (def 1).
goatee
noun, a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
Garden
noun, a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
dormin
noun, abscisic acid.
Eogene
adjective, noun, (formerly) Paleogene.
distr.
eonian
adjective, aeonian.
Danton
noun, Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
imaret
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
eonism
noun, the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
steno-
tannic
adjective, Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
gonads
noun, a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
images
noun, a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
gammon
noun, the game of backgammon.
demits
noun, Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
gammer
noun, an old woman.
gamins
noun, a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
ignore
verb (used with object), to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
immane
adjective, vast in size; enormous.
Danite
noun, a member of the tribe of Dan.
dorter
noun, a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
dances
noun, a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
dancer
noun, a person who dances.
dorsi-
demote
verb (used with object), to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
Dorset
noun, 1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
dorser
noun, dosser1 .
entree
noun, a dish served as the main course of a meal.
gannet
noun, any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
danios
noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
stream
noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
Gander
noun, the male of the goose. Compare goose (def 2).
danger
noun, liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
goiter
noun, an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
Tanner
noun, a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
Teresa
noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
Eocene
noun, the Eocene Epoch or Series.
enter-
daimon
noun, daemon.
teaser
noun, a person or thing that teases.
inmate
noun, a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
girder
noun, a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc.
innage
noun, the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment. Compare outage (def 4).
tinges
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
engine
noun, a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion.
terat-
inmost
adjective, situated farthest within:
strode
noun, a striding manner or a striding gait.
engin.
INGRES
noun, Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
engird
verb (used with object), to encircle; encompass:
garote
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
denote
verb (used with object), to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
Ingram
noun, a male given name.
ingots
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
engram
noun, a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
innate
adjective, existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
driest
noun, a prohibitionist.
Ingmar
noun, a male given name.
insane
adjective, not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
tinner
noun, a tinsmith.
tinned
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.
insect
noun, any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
inseam
noun, an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
Strong
Idioms, come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
droits
noun, a legal right or claim.
tinman
noun, a tinsmith.
Girard
noun, Stephen, 1750–1831, U.S. merchant, banker, and philanthropist, born in France.
tinmen
noun, a tinsmith.
inroad
noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
stroma
noun, Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
Enesco
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
inorg.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
denom.
direct
adverb, in a direct manner; directly; straight:
drains
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
tinct.
Denise
noun, a female given name: derived from Denis.
tincts
noun, tint; tinge; coloring.
indent
noun, a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
daemon
noun, Classical Mythology. a god. a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
disarm
verb (used with object), to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
indene
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
denims
noun, a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
dagoes
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
Ensign
noun, a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
stride
noun, a striding manner or a striding gait.
strict
adjective, characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
denies
Idioms, deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
daimen
adjective, rare; occasional.
Indore
noun, a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
Dacron
dreamt
noun, a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
ennead
noun, a group of nine persons or things.
gisant
noun, a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
grease
noun, the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
ingest
verb (used with object), to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
Dennis
noun, John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
Dreams
noun, a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
enigma
noun, a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
Garnet
noun, any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
enrage
verb (used with object), to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
tinder
noun, a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
ingate
noun, gate1 (def 15).
Garner
noun, a granary or grain bin.
dacoit
noun, (in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
tangos
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
stego-
string
noun, a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
Gondar
noun, a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
gamine
noun, a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
terras
noun, earth; land.
degame
noun, lemonwood.
decane
noun, a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
grani-
Esenin
noun, Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
Esmond
noun, a male given name.
Grimes
noun, dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
tarso-
decani
adjective, of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
escort
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
termer
noun, a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination):
grano-
decant
verb (used with object), to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
grides
noun, a griding or grating sound.
domine
noun, lord; master (used as a title of address).
Domett
noun, Alfred, 1811–87, British government official and poet: prime minister of New Zealand 1862.
estate
noun, a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
grinds
noun, the act of grinding.
escent
Gretna
noun, a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
groats
noun, hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
tictoc
noun, an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
deices
verb (used with object), to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
groins
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
deicer
noun, a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
taters
noun, potato.
grocer
noun, the owner or operator of a store that sells general food supplies and certain nonedible articles of household use, as soaps and paper products.
degree
noun, any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale.
donate
verb (used with object), to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
groans
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
Taoism
noun, the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
taster
noun, a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
grands
noun, grand piano.
degerm
verb (used with object), to rid of germs.
Grison
noun, a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
griots
noun, a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
tarots
noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
esteem
noun, favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
erring
adjective, going astray; in error; wrong.
gratin
noun, au gratin.
termor
noun, a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
grater
noun, a person or thing that grates.
Greece
noun, Ancient Greek Hellas. Modern Greek Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Capital: Athens.
docent
noun, privatdocent.
grates
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
Greco-
gratis
adverb, without charge or payment; free:
greeds
noun, excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
decime
noun, a former copper or bronze coin of France issued from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, the 10th part of a franc, equal in value to 10 centimes.
tictac
noun, a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
eterne
adjective, eternal.
Greats
decoct
verb (used with object), to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
decree
noun, a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law:
decors
noun, style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
Estrin
noun, estrone.
Greene
noun, Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.
targes
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
deceit
noun, the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
Dnestr
noun, Russian name of Dniester.
decare
noun, a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
target
noun, an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
tetras
noun, any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
etrogs
noun, Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
Deccan
noun, the entire peninsula of India S of the Narmada River.
DOMAIN
noun, a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
greens
noun, a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
greets
verb (used with object), to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
doings
noun, action; performance; execution:
coated
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
doater
noun, doter.
Grants
noun, a town in W New Mexico.
decent
adjective, conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
decern
verb (used with object), Archaic. to discern.
Grande
noun, Rio. Rio Grande.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
eraser
noun, a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
darter
noun, a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
steric
adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
Strand
noun, the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
ideate
noun, ideatum.
ergots
noun, Plant Pathology. a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body. the sclerotial body itself.
Darren
noun, a male given name.
Sterne
noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
gotten
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
Dorati
noun, Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
tiered
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.
testee
noun, a person who is tested, as by a scholastic examination.
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.
icemen
noun, a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
iceman
noun, a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
Graces
noun, elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
darner
noun, a person or thing that darns.
Dorcas
noun, a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
donsie
adjective, Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
Darien
noun, Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
dormie
adjective, (of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
goners
noun, a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
darics
noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
dittos
noun, the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
erects
adjective, upright in position or posture:
dormer
noun, Also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.
ergate
noun, a worker ant.
Doreen
noun, a female given name.
daring
noun, adventurous courage; boldness.
demise
noun, death or decease.
gamete
noun, a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.
demies
noun, a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
dories
noun, a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
gamet-
Dorian
noun, a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
terete
adjective, slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section.
donnee
noun, a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
grand-
stoned
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
tierce
noun, an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
gramme
noun, gram1 .
Gaines
noun, Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
ternes
noun, terne metal.
Donets
noun, a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
Gainer
noun, a person or thing that gains.
demean
noun, Archaic. demeanor.
Deimos
noun, an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
donees
noun, a person to whom a gift is made.
deigns
verb (used with object), to condescend to give or grant:
Deacon
noun, (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
errand
noun, a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
Gadite
noun, a member of the tribe of Gad.
errant
adjective, deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
erodes
verb (used with object), to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration: Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil. Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
stodge
noun, food that is particularly filling.
gaiter
noun, a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper1 (def 7).
teamer
noun, a teamster.
Strait
noun, Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
gaited
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
stigma
noun, a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
donnas
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
grader
noun, a person or thing that grades.
grades
noun, a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
Ermine
noun, an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail. Compare stoat.
iatro-
dongas
noun, (in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
regard
noun, reference; relation:
stingo
noun, strong beer.
Ernest
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
gradin
noun, one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
dement
verb (used with object), to make mad or insane.
gainst
preposition, against.
grains
noun, an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
ginned
noun, cotton gin.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
endrin
noun, a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
tandem
noun, a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
cteno-
Geonim
noun, a plural of Gaon.
stated
noun, the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
desire
noun, a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
emmers
noun, one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum turgidum dicoccon, having a two-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe, Asia, and the western U.S.
diners
noun, a person who dines.
tenets
noun, any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
desman
noun, either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
teener
noun, a teenager.
edemas
noun, effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
Ismene
noun, a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
detain
verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
gators
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
dinero
noun, a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
desert
noun, a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
isomer
noun, Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
detect
verb (used with object), to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act:
edgers
noun, a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
taints
noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
geoids
noun, an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
cottas
noun, a surplice.
emigre
noun, an emigrant, especially a person who flees from his or her native land because of political conditions.
titans
noun, Classical Mythology. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus. Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Edirne
noun, a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
stance
noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
detent
noun, a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
Edison
noun, Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
design
noun, an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
tactic
noun, tactics (def 1).
Teeter
noun, a seesaw motion; wobble.
stator
noun, Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine. Compare rotor (def 1).
intro.
intron
noun, a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
intros
noun, an introduction.
create
adjective, Archaic. created.
crease
noun, a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
iodate
noun, Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
creams
noun, the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
ecrase
adjective, (of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
Tenner
noun, a 10-dollar bill.
enamor
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
enacts
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
tetra-
German
noun, a native or inhabitant of Germany.
Derris
noun, any East Indian plant belonging to the genus Derris, of the legume family, especially D. elliptica, the roots of which contain rotenone and are used as an insecticide.
emmets
noun, an ant.
irades
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
tenias
noun, taenia.
gerent
noun, a ruler or manager.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
emotes
verb (used without object), to show or pretend emotion:
static
noun, Electricity. static or atmospheric electricity. interference due to such electricity.
stater
noun, any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
ironer
noun, a person or thing that irons.
Emmies
noun, (sometimes lowercase) any of several statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in television programming, production, or performance.
Emmett
noun, Daniel Decatur, 1815–1904, U.S. songwriter and minstrel-show performer and producer: composer of “Dixie.”.
Gerard
noun, Also, Gé·rard·. a male given name, form of Gerald.
Crater
noun, the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Coster
noun, costermonger.
geodes
noun, a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
Ecorse
noun, a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
genies
noun, Islamic Mythology. jinn.
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.
cosign
verb (used with or without object), to sign as a cosigner.
madmen
noun, a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.
madres
noun, mother1 .
tegmen
noun, a cover, covering, or integument.
gemots
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a legislative or judicial assembly.
emcees
noun, master of ceremonies.
diatom
noun, any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
dicast
noun, (in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
genit.
sotted
adjective, drunken; besotted.
tester
noun, a person or thing that tests.
digram
noun, a sequence of two adjacent letters or symbols.
Digest
noun, a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, especially when classified or condensed.
madtom
noun, any of several tadpolelike, freshwater catfishes of the genus Noturus, of the central and eastern U.S., having a poisonous pectoral spine: some are threatened or endangered.
Madero
noun, Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
eiders
noun, eider duck.
MAeroE
titman
noun, the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
gender
noun, either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior: Compare sex (def 1).
titmen
noun, the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
egrets
noun, any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
genets
noun, any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
sorted
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Tadmor
noun, Biblical name of Palmyra.
genera
noun, a plural of genus.
dicots
noun, a dicotyledon.
magics
noun, the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring:
dienes
noun, any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
genoas
noun, a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
COSINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse. the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
stamen
noun, the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
tenaim
noun, the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
editor
noun, a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
stager
noun, a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
staged
noun, a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
emetic
noun, an emetic medicine or agent.
dinars
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
deters
verb (used with object), to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
Maced.
Maceio
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
detest
verb (used with object), to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
tendon
noun, Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
Tagore
noun, Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
tender
noun, the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
tenant
noun, a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
macers
noun, macebearer.
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
teston
noun, a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
titers
noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
Terris
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
Egesta
noun, matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
emeers
noun, emir.
stacc.
dimers
noun, a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
COSMIC
adjective, of or relating to the cosmos:
genome
noun, a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism.
stacte
noun, one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
macron
noun, a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
macro-
macons
noun, Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
emends
verb (used with object), to edit or change (a text).
emerge
verb (used without object), to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity:
dimmer
noun, a person or thing that dims.
credit
noun, commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
irreg.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
easier
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
cretin
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
dermic
adjective, dermal.
tenson
noun, a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
tented
noun, a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
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.
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.
tirade
noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
tenter
noun, a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
intact
adjective, not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
terret
noun, one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
tenons
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
encage
verb (used with object), to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
dinges
noun, the condition of being dingy.
ecarte
noun, a card game for two players.
Getter
noun, a person or thing that gets.
Gesner
noun, Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
gasmen
noun, a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
criers
noun, a person who cries.
Cronin
noun, A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
Crimea
noun, the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
dinner
noun, the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
germen
noun, a germ.
eating
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
gestic
adjective, pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
dermas
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
intern
noun, a person who is or has been interned; internee.
intend
verb (used with object), to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
encore
noun, a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
crores
noun, (in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
CRONIC
noun, very potent marijuana.
eagers
noun, eagre.
eagres
noun, a tidal bore or flood.
tirage
noun, the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
endear
verb (used with object), to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
cringe
noun, servile or fawning deference.
intent
noun, something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
Denton
noun, a city in N Texas.
Gascon
noun, a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
dentes
noun, plural of dens.
dermo-
earing
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
Gaston
noun, a male given name.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
tinter
noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
creese
noun, a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
denti-
gastr-
Cromer
noun, 1st Earl of, Evelyn Baring.
dentin
noun, the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
Enders
noun, John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
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.
intra-
Gerome
noun, Jean Léon [zhahn ley-awn] /ʒɑ̃ leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1824–1904, French painter and sculptor.
encase
verb (used with object), to enclose in or as in a case:
dinger
noun, humdinger.
crones
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
inter.
credos
noun, (often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
intone
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
Gideon
noun, Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.
dermis
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
ending
noun, a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close:
Garter
noun, Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
Cremer
noun, Sir William Randal, 1838–1908, English union organizer: Nobel Peace Prize 1903.
Derain
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
tentie
adjective, tenty.
encode
verb (used with object), to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
intoed
adjective, having inwardly turned toes.
instr.
cremes
noun, cream.
Garret
noun, an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
Encina
noun, the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
treas
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
Occam
noun, William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
Tarde
noun, Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
tanto
adverb, (of a musical direction) too much; so much.
dinar
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
scrog
noun, any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
garni
adjective, garnished.
scrim
noun, a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
Sarre
noun, French name of Saar.
geese
noun, a plural of goose.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
dings
noun, a ringing sound.
Saree
noun, sari.
trams
noun, British. a streetcar.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
tango
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
sarod
noun, a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
sargo
noun, a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
omni-
Sarge
noun, sergeant.
scrod
noun, a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
Radom
noun, a city in E Poland.
dints
noun, force; power:
Tarim
noun, a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
Argos
noun, an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
diets
noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
radon
noun, a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
secco
noun, fresco secco.
argon
noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
doats
verb (used without object), dote.
argot
noun, a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
ASDIC
noun, sonar.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
rages
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
ragis
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
noted
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Dione
noun, Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
testa
noun, the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
Onega
noun, Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
asgmt
onces
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Ascot
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
Dirae
plural noun, the Furies. See fury (def 3).
asco-
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
racer
noun, a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
Gemma
noun, a bud.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
dimer
noun, a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
tardo
adjective, slow (used as a musical direction).
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
oared
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
aside
noun, a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
targe
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
scat-
Dirac
noun, Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
Orang
noun, orangutan.
scatt
noun, scat5 .
terse
adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
gemot
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a legislative or judicial assembly.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
terne
noun, terne metal.
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
etrog
noun, Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
Otter
noun, any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
oidea
atmo-
Scott
noun, Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
greet
verb (used with object), to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
aroid
noun, any plant of the arum family.
order
noun, an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
Ditto
noun, the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
Omani
noun, a native or inhabitant of Oman.
Arndt
noun, Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
tread
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
scene
noun, the place where some action or event occurs:
Gamin
noun, a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
orig.
gamo-
GATED
noun, a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
tangs
gamic
adjective, sexual (def 3).
omega
noun, the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
Terra
noun, earth; land.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
dingo
noun, a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
scend
noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
disc.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
ormer
noun, an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
astr.
dines
noun, Scot. dinner.
scent
noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
armor
noun, any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
arris
noun, a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
Scand
Scone
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
oread
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
ogres
noun, a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
disme
noun, a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
scion
noun, a descendant.
dinge
noun, the condition of being dingy.
ordn.
Oreg.
dites
noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
ogees
noun, a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
dist.
trait
noun, a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
Ogden
noun, Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
arrgt
ogams
noun, ogham.
Scot.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
Terri
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
Gaons
noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
scrag
noun, a lean or scrawny person or animal.
ation
dirts
noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
octa-
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
scree
noun, a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
Osman
noun, 1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
orans
noun, orant.
armet
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
Armen
osmic
adjective, of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
omits
verb (used with object), to leave out; fail to include or mention:
octad
noun, a group or series of eight.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
armed
noun, Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
satem
adjective, belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
gains
dirge
noun, a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
ottar
noun, attar (def 1).
gears
noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
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.
taint
noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
Roman
noun, a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
SCRAM
noun, the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
gater
noun, gator.
Gates
noun, Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
terr.
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.
Odets
noun, Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
games
noun, an amusement or pastime:
gator
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
gamer
noun, a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
Orrin
noun, a male given name.
orris
noun, an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
scena
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
omers
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
Osage
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
gaits
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
octet
noun, a company of eight singers or musicians.
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
diner
noun, a person who dines.
Tamis
noun, a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
tames
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
octan
noun, an octan fever.
oste-
anion
noun, a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
TREAT
noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
aeri-
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
aerie
noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
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.
aero-
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
AEGIS
noun, Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
reset
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
Ender
noun, Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
trims
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
agent
noun, a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
agers
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
agios
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
tenon
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
Aegir
noun, a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
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.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
admen
noun, Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
admin
noun, administration; administrative work.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
Tenn.
ecto-
admit
verb (used with object), to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
ectad
adverb, outward.
Adore
verb (used with object), to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
retem
noun, a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
restr
retd.
adorn
verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
econ.
adret
noun, a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
teems
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
teno-
Aedes
noun, yellow-fever mosquito.
Aedon
noun, a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
agist
verb (used with object), to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
eared
noun, the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
adits
noun, an entrance or a passage.
tries
noun, plural of try.
dries
noun, a plural of dry.
Aides
noun, nurse's aide.
drier
noun, a person or thing that dries.
Aidos
noun, the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
trigo
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
triga
noun, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
Aimee
noun, a female given name.
trig.
Trier
noun, a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
droit
noun, a legal right or claim.
drest
noun, an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
engr.
remit
noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
dregs
noun, dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
drees
adjective, tedious; dreary.
drear
adjective, dreary.
airts
noun, a direction.
tried
noun, an attempt or effort:
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
Drina
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
Renan
noun, Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
trigs
noun, trigonometry.
Agnes
noun, Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
eagre
noun, a tidal bore or flood.
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
rotte
noun, rote2 .
endo-
eager
noun, eagre.
renin
noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
reni-
renga
noun, linked verse.
agone
adverb, adjective, ago.
drome
noun, a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
tents
noun, a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
tera-
Renee
noun, a female given name, French form of Renata.
rends
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
agree
verb (used with object), to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
enema
noun, the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
agro-
drone
noun, the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
tenia
noun, taenia.
adios
interjection, goodbye; farewell.
AMEDS
acct.
roams
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
Ronan
noun, a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
emend
verb (used with object), to edit or change (a text).
ronde
noun, a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
ronin
noun, a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
Ronne
noun, a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
egest
verb (used with object), to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
egers
noun, German name of Ohře.
egads
interjection, (used as an expletive or mild oath):
emeer
noun, emir.
Egadi
noun, a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
acet-
riser
noun, a person who rises, especially from bed:
eerie
adjective, uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
rings
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
Ednas
noun, Adnah.
Edman
noun, Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
roars
noun, a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
Tegea
noun, an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
2,4-d
noun, a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
Temne
noun, a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
30-30
Roget
noun, Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
EGRET
noun, any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
Roger
noun, a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
tsadi
noun, sadhe.
trots
noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
eider
noun, eider duck.
eidos
noun, the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
temin
noun, Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
Rodin
noun, (François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Teide
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
trois
noun, the number 3.
trogs
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
emcee
noun, master of ceremonies.
AC/DC
adjective, sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
Emden
noun, a seaport in NW Germany.
acids
noun, Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
Adige
noun, a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
Emmen
noun, a city in NE Netherlands.
emirs
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
ricer
noun, an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
EDGAR
noun, an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
actg.
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
emits
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
tenet
noun, any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
edema
noun, effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
Emmer
noun, one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum turgidum dicoccon, having a two-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe, Asia, and the western U.S.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
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.
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
actos
Emmet
noun, an ant.
trite
adjective, lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
adeem
verb (used with object), to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
aden-
emote
verb (used without object), to show or pretend emotion:
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
edger
noun, a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
Troad
noun, The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
Edina
noun, a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
acmes
noun, the highest point; summit; peak:
edits
noun, an instance of or the work of editing:
edit.
rimes
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Rimas
noun, a female given name.
rigor
noun, strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
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.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
acro-
tends
Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
ridge
noun, a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
rides
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
edict
noun, a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
Rider
noun, a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
edges
noun, a line or border at which a surface terminates:
acred
adjective, owning many acres of land; landed.
acrid
adjective, sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Dream
noun, a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
ameer
noun, emir.
sarc-
donee
noun, a person to whom a gift is made.
erose
adjective, uneven, as if gnawed away.
donga
noun, (in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
reads
noun, an act or instance of reading:
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
Anton
noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
Reade
noun, Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
anti-
miter
noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
donec
conjunction, (in prescriptions) until.
term.
Sande
noun, Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
Aoede
noun, one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
erron
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
treen
noun, treenware.
tater
noun, potato.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
treed
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.
ernes
noun, sea eagle.
Annie
noun, a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
annot
anode
noun, the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Recit
Donna
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
teams
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
recce
noun, (especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
dongs
noun, a deep sound like that of a large bell.
reams
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
anon.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Anson
noun, a male given name.
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.
rears
erode
verb (used with object), to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration: Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil. Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
ante-
rearm
verb (used with object), to arm again.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
taste
noun, the act of tasting food or drink.
DORAN
noun, an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
Ramee
noun, Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
dogma
noun, an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church. Synonyms: doctrine, teachings, set of beliefs, philosophy.
dogie
noun, a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
doges
noun, the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
Ramos
noun, Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
Ramon
noun, any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
ramie
noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
tarot
noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
doest
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
ramet
noun, an individual of a clone.
doers
noun, a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
sanit
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
terms
noun, a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
areo-
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).
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
raids
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
doing
noun, action; performance; execution:
doits
noun, Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
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.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
tarts
noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
rater
noun, a person who makes rates or ratings.
donas
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
Donar
noun, the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
rares
adjective, coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
Arden
noun, Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
ranis
noun, ranee.
Sango
noun, a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
ranid
noun, frog1 (def 2).
esrog
noun, etrog.
Range
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
rands
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
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 .
domes
noun, Architecture. a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. a domical roof or ceiling. a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
ardor
noun, great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
estoc
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
Donne
noun, John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
Ennis
noun, a town in N Texas.
REGIS
noun, a male given name.
amide
noun, a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
Drago
noun, Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
Draco
noun, the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
regma
noun, a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
amigo
noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
amin-
amine
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
Regin
noun, a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
drags
noun, Nautical. a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel. resistance to the movement of a hull through the water. any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed. any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor. any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
dotes
noun, decay of wood.
amirs
noun, emir.
ento-
dorts
noun, Dordrecht.
Reger
noun, Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
Ammon
noun, the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
ammos
dorse
noun, the back of a book or folded document.
Sadie
noun, a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
amid-
AMICE
noun, an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
Triad
noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
Sacco
noun, Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
reman
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
enorm
adjective, enormous; huge; vast.
Amend
verb (used with object), to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
tecta
noun, a rooflike structure.
drats
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
amens
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
ament
noun, catkin.
terce
noun, tierce (def 3).
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
Amer.
Drain
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
teats
noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
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.
drang
noun, a narrow lane or alleyway.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
drams
noun, Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
Reims
noun, a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
reign
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
Regt.
Regan
noun, (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters. Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
dorrs
noun, dor1 .
anis-
rect.
erect
adjective, upright in position or posture:
Doris
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
Redan
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
ergo-
Doric
noun, a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
ergot
noun, Plant Pathology. a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body. the sclerotial body itself.
anent
preposition, in regard to; about; concerning.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
anger
noun, a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
angi-
Angie
noun, a male or female given name, form of Angel.
angor
noun, extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
angst
noun, a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
trend
noun, the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
anim.
anime
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
tears
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.
Trent
noun, Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
among
preposition, in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
andor
conjunction, (used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
reest
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
Sadoc
noun, Zadok.
AMORC
dorms
noun, dormitory.
amort
adjective, spiritless; lifeless.
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
trets
noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
Ancon
noun, the elbow.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
Andes
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
redes
noun, counsel; advice.
redos
noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
Redon
noun, Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
saice
noun, syce.
Andie
noun, a male or female given name.
andr-
Andre
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
redia
noun, a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
erase
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
diene
noun, any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
dicta
noun, a plural of dictum.
tomia
noun, the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
Cisco
noun, any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
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.
metas
noun, (in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
cites
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
incog
adjective, adverb, noun, incognita or incognito.
dames
noun, (initial capital letter) the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
times
noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
Timon
noun, c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
Timor
noun, an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
Cmdr.
meter
noun, the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
meta-
incor
tomes
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
meson
noun, Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
cnida
noun, a nematocyst.
meso-
mesne
adjective, intermediate or intervening.
incr.
mesic
adjective, of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
damns
noun, the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
dagos
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
circs
noun, circular (def 9).
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
micra
noun, a plural of micron.
danes
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
smarm
noun, behavior or speech that is smarmy.
micas
noun, any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
Smart
noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
CIRCA
preposition, adverb, about: (used especially in) approximate dates: Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
Circe
noun, Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
smear
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
metes
noun, a limiting mark.
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
dance
noun, a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
smite
Idioms, smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
timer
noun, a person or thing that times.
inane
noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
metr-
Metis
noun, any person of mixed ancestry.
Damon
noun, a male given name.
metic
noun, an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
toman
noun, a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
dangs
verb (used with object), adjective, noun, damn (used euphemistically).
mense
noun, propriety; discretion.
codas
noun, Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
togas
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
Merca
noun, a city in S Somalia.
snead
noun, Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
sneer
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
tinge
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
coder
noun, a person or device that translates information into a code.
menta
noun, Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
snide
adjective, derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
Mensa
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
ingot
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
codes
noun, a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
meno-
tings
noun, a tinging sound.
Menes
noun, flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
mends
noun, the act of mending; repair or improvement.
Inner
adjective, situated within or farther within; interior:
steer
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
coeds
noun, Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
cocas
noun, a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
smote
verb, a simple past tense of smite.
merit
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
Dagon
noun, a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
coact
verb (used with or without object), to do or act together.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
meros
noun, (in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
Meroe
noun, a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
mero-
Indo-
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
Indra
noun, Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
Indre
noun, a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
daces
noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
merge
verb (used with object), to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
meres
noun, Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
merde
noun, excrement.
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Merci
interjection, thank you.
cines
noun, a film; motion picture.
danio
noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
steed
noun, a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
stime
noun, the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
sting
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
cero-
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
misce
verb, (in prescriptions) mix.
misc.
sing.
IATSE
mires
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
singe
noun, a superficial burn.
Cerro
noun, a hill or peak.
stint
noun, a period of time spent doing something:
cert.
stge.
mints
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
Minto
noun, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
Sino-
dict.
Sinon
noun, a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
Minot
noun, George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
Minos
noun, a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
dates
noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
ceric
adjective, containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
icons
stome
grots
noun, a grotto.
Sinan
noun, 1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
Mitre
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
Mitra
noun, the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
Ceram
noun, an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
mites
noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
tides
noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
misdo
verb (used with object), to do badly or wrongly; botch.
since
adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
stoma
noun, Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
datos
noun, (in the Philippines) a native chief.
miso-
Stoat
noun, the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
Ceres
noun, a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
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.
miser
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
Cesti
noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
Minor
noun, a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
cine-
cider
noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
tonia
daric
noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
tiger
noun, a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
miens
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
Dares
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
tongs
noun, any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
sito-
Tigre
noun, a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
image
noun, a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
imago
noun, Entomology. an adult insect.
Midge
noun, any of numerous minute dipterous insects, especially of the family Chironomidae, somewhat resembling a mosquito. Compare gnat (def 1).
imams
noun, the officiating priest of a mosque.
MIDAS
noun, Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
cigar
noun, a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
Dante
noun, (Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
Imena
noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
Tonga
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
Cimon
noun, 507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
Ciano
noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
Stent
noun, Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
darts
Dario
noun, Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
Minna
noun, a female given name.
Minn.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
Mines
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
Miner
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
darns
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
ideo-
minds
noun, (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
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.
cetes
noun, a number of badgers together.
Mimas
noun, Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
MINCE
noun, something cut up very small; mincemeat.
minas
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
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.
tonne
noun, metric ton.
siree
noun, sirree.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
ster.
mimes
noun, the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
mimeo
noun, mimeograph.
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.
Mende
noun, a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
menat
noun, an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
mitts
noun, Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
stand
noun, the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
contg
cotta
noun, a surplice.
cotes
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
Marin
noun, John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
Marie
noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
T-man
noun, a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
titer
noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
Marge
noun, margin; edge.
stang
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
marg.
sonde
noun, a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
marcs
noun, the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
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.
staid
noun, the act of stopping or being stopped.
STAGE
noun, a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
Maori
noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
Macc.
Mario
noun, a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
Maris
noun, Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
cords
noun, (used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
Cons.
Marti
noun, José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
State
noun, the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
Const
stat.
start
noun, a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
Isere
noun, a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
marse
noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
cont.
Craig
noun, Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
isnad
noun, the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
Starr
noun, Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
Maros
noun, Hungarian name of Mures.
maror
noun, a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
crams
noun, Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
Maroc
noun, French name of Morocco.
Marne
noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
Conte
noun, count2 .
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
stade
noun, a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
macer
noun, macebearer.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
Mamie
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
madre
noun, mother1 .
maist
adjective, noun, adverb, most.
coset
noun, a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
mairs
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
cosec
noun, cosecant.
mains
noun, the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
Maine
noun, a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta. Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
maims
noun, a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
maids
noun, a female servant.
Madge
noun, a female given name, form of Margaret.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
corns
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
magot
noun, Barbary ape.
corr.
MAgEc
MAgEd
Mages
noun, a magician.
Corse
noun, corpse.
magic
noun, the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring:
Mande
noun, a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
titre
noun, titer.
manse
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
manos
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
manor
noun, (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
Manon
noun, an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
corer
noun, a person or thing that cores.
maces
noun, a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
cores
corgi
noun, Welsh corgi.
Macon
noun, Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
corms
noun, an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
manit
noun, man-minute.
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
manic
adjective, pertaining to or affected by mania.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
Titos
noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
Mango
noun, the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
Srta.
mange
noun, any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
Manet
noun, Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
conns
noun, responsibility for the steering of a ship.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Menam
noun, a former name of Chao Phraya.
crit.
Medon
noun, (in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
Medoc
noun, a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
comm.
crocs
noun, crocodile.
comma
noun, the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
Croce
noun, Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
tired
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
Medic
noun, a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
Comr.
crime
noun, an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
crim.
Comte
noun, count2 .
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
Media
noun, a plural of medium.
Medea
noun, Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
crier
noun, a person who cries.
meeds
noun, a reward or recompense.
comic
noun, a comedian.
cried
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
COMAS
noun, a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
menad
noun, maenad.
inst.
coign
noun, verb (used with object), quoin.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
tints
noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
Meigs
noun, Fort. Fort Meigs.
comet
noun, a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
Meier
noun, Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
Meges
noun, a nephew of Odysseus who commanded the Epeans in the Trojan War.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Megan
noun, a female given name.
crore
noun, (in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
Comer
noun, Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
comes
noun, Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
mega-
meets
noun, an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
Medan
noun, a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
Mecca
noun, Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
marts
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Somme
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 miles (241 km) long.
matte
noun, a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
Matt.
Stead
noun, the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
matr-
irade
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
matin
noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
Iran.
mater
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
cream
noun, the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
Irene
noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
mast-
conic
noun, Geometry. conic section.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Conn.
Mason
noun, a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
MASER
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
masc.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
steam
noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
conge
noun, leave-taking; farewell.
Crete
noun, Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
creme
noun, cream.
toast
noun, sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
Conan
noun, a male given name.
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
Mears
noun, mere3 .
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
conc.
meant
verb, simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
MEANS
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
Meads
noun, an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
conga
noun, a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
Meade
noun, George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
intr.
sodic
adjective, pertaining to or containing sodium:
Crees
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
creed
noun, any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
Credo
noun, (often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
McRae
noun, Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
Conde
noun, Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
matts
noun, a male given name, form of Matthew.
Cong.
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: ¢.
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.
segno
noun, a sign.
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
nards
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Carme
noun, a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
caids
noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
Gondi
noun, a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
demit
noun, Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
Senna
noun, any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
goner
noun, a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
gonna
gonne
noun, Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
Naomi
noun, the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
demi-
Goren
noun, Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
gores
noun, blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
naso-
nano-
Demon
noun, an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
noct-
Teton
noun, the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
goers
noun, a person or thing that goes:
Caird
noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
cains
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Goias
noun, a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
Gomer
noun, an undesirable hospital patient.
gonad
noun, a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
Noemi
noun, Naomi (def 1).
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
sedge
noun, any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places. Compare sedge family.
Nogai
noun, a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
Seder
noun, a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
sengi
noun, a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
demo-
gorse
noun, any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
gotra
noun, a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
godet
noun, a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness. Compare gore3 (def 1), gusset (def 1).
Serge
noun, a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
Sedan
noun, an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
nomen
noun, (in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
nomes
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
grain
noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
gram.
geoid
noun, an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
grads
noun, a graduate.
cames
noun, a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
carse
noun, bottom land.
deist
noun, a person who believes in deism.
deism
noun, belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
Seric
geode
noun, a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
grams
noun, a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
nomas
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
geom.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
Nandi
noun, a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
carns
noun, cairn.
gotta
Nance
noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
Names
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
carom
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
nomad
noun, a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
demes
noun, one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
Nairn
noun, a historic county in N Scotland.
Grace
noun, elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
nadir
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
grade
noun, a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
Nader
noun, Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
cages
noun, a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
torts
noun, a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
Demos
noun, the common people of an ancient Greek state.
Gerar
noun, an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
geod.
Nisan
noun, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
toti-
segar
noun, cigar.
canc.
getas
noun, a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
Ninos
noun, boy; child.
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
giant
noun, (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
tacet
verb (imperative), be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
nerds
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
semen
noun, the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
gimme
noun, Golf. a final short putt that a player is not required to take in informal play.
dent.
neons
noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
semi-
totem
noun, a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
taces
noun, tasset.
geste
noun, gest.
canes
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
derma
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
Niger
noun, a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
Segre
noun, Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
niece
noun, a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
nidge
verb (used with object), to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
nides
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
totes
noun, the act or course of toting.
camis
noun, camisole (def 1).
Seine
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
tacit
adjective, understood without being openly expressed; implied:
derm-
nicad
noun, nickel-cadmium battery.
Nimes
noun, a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
Segni
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
derms
noun, a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
Cameo
noun, a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
dents
noun, a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
nines
noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
niton
noun, (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
denar
noun, the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
desc.
Card.
needs
noun, a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
gnars
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
gnome
noun, (in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
nitre
noun, niter.
cards
noun, a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
denes
noun, a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
Caren
noun, a female given name.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
cargo
noun, the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
goads
noun, a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
nears
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
denim
noun, a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
girds
noun, a gibe.
gismo
noun, a gadget or device:
nemos
noun, remote (def 10).
canid
noun, any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
Nemea
noun, a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
girns
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
dense
adjective, having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
giros
noun, autogiro.
girts
noun, Carpentry. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
Neman
noun, a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
canoe
noun, any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
nitr-
Canon
noun, an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Negro
noun, Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
Cant.
Denis
noun, a male given name.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
G-man
noun, an agent for the FBI.
Msgr.
cager
noun, Informal. a basketball player.
nona-
grist
noun, grain to be ground.
Monge
noun, Gaspard [gas-par] /gasˈpar/ (Show IPA), Comte de Péluse [pey-lyz] /peɪˈlüz/ (Show IPA), 1746–1818, French mathematician.
Greer
noun, Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
monic
adjective, (of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
deci-
Green
noun, a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
cedis
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
TORES
noun, a torus.
cedes
verb (used with object), to yield or formally surrender to another:
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
Mont.
Norma
noun, the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
greed
noun, excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
grees
noun, superiority, mastery, or victory.
Cedar
noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
groan
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
dices
Idioms, no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
MODEM
noun, an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.
Monte
noun, Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
trade
noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
atto-
cease
noun, cessation:
dicot
noun, a dicotyledon.
Norge
noun, Norwegian name of Norway.
moras
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
grind
noun, the act of grinding.
Genoa
noun, a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
genic
adjective, of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
Monet
noun, Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
signa
verb, (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
Sidon
noun, a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
Norns
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
Grimm
noun, Jakob Ludwig Karl [yah-kop loot-vikh kahrl,, lood-] /ˈyɑ kɒp ˈlut vɪx kɑrl,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1785–1863, and his brother Wilhelm Karl [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA) 1786–1859, German philologists and folklorists.
Moira
noun, Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
moire
noun, any moiré fabric.
grime
noun, dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
moist
adjective, moderately or slightly wet; damp.
Genie
noun, Islamic Mythology. jinn.
genin
noun, aglycon.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
siege
noun, the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
Sigma
noun, the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
Sidra
noun, Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
decan
noun, any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
momes
noun, a fool; blockhead.
gride
noun, a griding or grating sound.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
Decca
noun, a British radio navigational aid by which a fix is obtained by determining phase difference between continuous-wave signals from two synchronized fixed signals.
Cenci
noun, Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
deca-
monde
noun, the world; people; society.
Cenis
noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
griot
noun, a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
monas
noun, monad.
Greta
noun, a female given name, form of Margaret.
modes
noun, a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
grins
noun, a broad smile.
cense
verb (used with object), to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
monad
noun, Biology. any simple, single-celled organism. any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
grice
noun, a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
cent.
Tract
noun, an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
decor
noun, style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
NORAD
noun, a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
seti-
decos
noun, art deco.
Moser
noun, Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
mneme
noun, Psychology. the retentive basis or basic principle in a mind or organism accounting for memory.
deets
plural noun, details:
nonet
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
Grant
noun, something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
motes
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
motet
noun, a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
grans
noun, grandmother.
nones
noun, the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
motte
noun, a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
Degas
noun, Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
deter
verb (used with object), to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
nonce
noun, the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
morts
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
deice
verb (used with object), to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
deign
verb (used with object), to condescend to give or grant:
gents
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
cadre
noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
MSEnt
cadis
noun, qadi.
sero-
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Attic
noun, the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
Torte
noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
MMetE
nonas
noun, sleeping sickness (def 2).
Simon
noun, the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter.
Grote
noun, George, 1794–1871, English historian.
simar
noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Genet
noun, any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
sect.
groma
noun, an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
Morse
noun, an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
deers
noun, any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
morns
noun, morning.
Cadet
noun, a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
Cades
noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
genre
noun, a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
groat
noun, a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
mores
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
diag.
Morea
noun, Peloponnesus.
diam.
cacti
noun, any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
caco-
genro
noun, any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
grate
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
Deere
noun, John, 1804–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of farm implements.
cadge
noun, a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
moans
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
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.
Storm
noun, a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
groin
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
tacts
noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
dears
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
Deems
verb (used with object), to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
TSgt
Trot
noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
tsar
noun, czar.
sec.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
ten.
Tito
noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
sci.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
seer
noun, a person who sees; observer.
Test
noun, the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
scr.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Tame
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
RONA
SRAM
Tams
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
rort
noun, a rowdy, usually drunken party.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
tits
noun, a titmouse.
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.
tete
noun, a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
Sra.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Soni
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
Stag
noun, an adult male deer.
tend
Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
tRNA
Song
noun, a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
roms
noun, a Gypsy man or boy.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
tron
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
sord
noun, a flight or flock of mallards.
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
tegs
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
trog
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
tads
noun, a small child, especially a boy.
tact
noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
trod
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
tots
noun, a small child.
Seem
verb (used without object), to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
Rome
noun, Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Tit.
Seed
noun, the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
seam
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
snod
adjective, smooth; sleek.
trit
sice
noun, syce.
str.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
Torr
noun, a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
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.
sago
noun, a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
teat
noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Sage
noun, a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
Time
noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
side
noun, one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
tret
noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
tri-
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
tonn
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
tong
noun, tongs.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
tets
noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
Sadi
noun, sadhe.
SIAM
noun, former name of Thailand (def 1).
sgd.
Sard
noun, a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
stem
noun, the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
sett
noun, Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
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.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
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.
Sami
noun, Lapp.
Sand
noun, the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
Sima
noun, an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
tats
verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
tide
noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
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.
Sind
noun, a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
TDRS
Tate
noun, Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
sign
noun, a token; indication.
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.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Tasm
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
team
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
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.
said
noun, sayyid.
Tore
noun, a torus.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
stot
noun, a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
tart
noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
Sang
noun, the act or performance of singing.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
stet
verb (used with object), to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
stg.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Sig.
tort
noun, a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
TOMS
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
sego
noun, sego lily.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
trim
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
TODS
tent
noun, a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
tion
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
send
noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
tost
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
tote
noun, the act or course of toting.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
scam
noun, a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
Roti
noun, roast.
soda
noun, sodium hydroxide.
seme
adjective, covered with many small, identical figures.
Soma
noun, the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Tace
noun, tasset.
some
adverb, (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
toad
noun, any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog1 (def 1).
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
tram
noun, British. a streetcar.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
Sem.
Ste.
Todt
noun, Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
ter.
Sade
noun, Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
togs
noun, a coat.
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.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
smog
noun, smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
tome
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
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.
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
snag
noun, a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
Sere
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
std.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
SNCC
noun, a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
toga
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
tint
noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
snog
verb (used without object), to kiss and cuddle.
Sam.
toed
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
teem
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
teds
noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Ting
noun, a tinging sound.
scag
noun, heroin.
SCAD
noun, any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
trid
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
same
Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
1080
Roma
noun, Rome.
esne
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
gait
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
gads
noun, the act of gadding.
ette
Etta
noun, a female given name, form of Henrietta.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
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.
est.
eso-
Esd.
gams
noun, a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Erse
noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
errs
verb (used without object), to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Erma
noun, a female given name.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Erie
noun, Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
ergs
game
noun, an amusement or pastime:
Gand
noun, French name of Ghent.
Ens.
Gena
noun, the cheek or side region of the head.
geta
noun, a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
gest
noun, a story or tale.
Gert
noun, a female given name, form of Gertrude.
Gers
noun, a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
germ
noun, a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
Gerd
noun, the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
Gera
noun, a city in E central Germany.
Ger.
geo-
Gent
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
gens
noun, a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
gene
noun, the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
Gen.
Gaon
noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
gees
noun, a sum of one thousand dollars:
geds
noun, any fish of the pike family.
gear
noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
Gean
noun, heart cherry.
gds.
GATT
gats
noun, a pistol or revolver.
gate
noun, a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
gast
verb (used with object), to terrify or frighten.
gars
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
Gare
noun, low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
Gard
noun, a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Gide
noun, André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
dost
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
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.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Eads
noun, James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
Drin
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
dreg
noun, dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
dree
adjective, tedious; dreary.
drat
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
DRAM
noun, Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
drag
noun, Nautical. a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel. resistance to the movement of a hull through the water. any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed. any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor. any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
DOTE
noun, decay of wood.
dose
noun, a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
eco-
Dort
noun, Dordrecht.
Dorr
noun, dor1 .
dorm
noun, dormitory.
DORE
noun, the walleye or pike perch of North America.
Dora
noun, a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
dons
noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
Dong
noun, a deep sound like that of a large bell.
done
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Dona
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
doms
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
dome
noun, Architecture. a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. a domical roof or ceiling. a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
doit
noun, Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ect-
Enid
noun, a city in N Oklahoma.
emes
noun, friend.
engs
noun, the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
Eng.
ends
noun, the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
end-
ence
enc.
Emma
noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
emit
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
emir
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
emic
adjective, pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
emia
EMet
Eire
noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
Edam
noun, a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
egos
noun, the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
EGmc
egis
noun, aegis.
Eger
noun, German name of Ohře.
egad
interjection, (used as an expletive or mild oath):
EEOC
EDTA
Edom
noun, Esau, the brother of Jacob.
Edna
noun, a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
Edie
noun, a female given name, form of Edith.
Edge
noun, a line or border at which a surface terminates:
EDES
noun, a city in SW Nigeria.
Eden
noun, the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
gets
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
gids
does
noun, a plural of doe.
M-14
noun, a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
mage
noun, a magician.
mag.
maes
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
MAEd
mads
noun, an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
Madm
made
noun, the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
macs
noun, fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
maco
noun, an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
Mace
noun, a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
Mac-
M-16
noun, a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
med.
mags
noun, magazine.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
item
noun, a separate article or particular:
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.
iso-
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Irra
noun, the Akkadian god of pestilence.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
Irma
noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
Ire.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Magi
noun, (sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
maid
noun, a female servant.
iod-
MatE
noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
meed
noun, a reward or recompense.
Mede
noun, a native or inhabitant of Media.
meat
noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
meas
mear
noun, mere3 .
mean
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
Mead
noun, an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
mdse
mdnt
Mdms
plural, Madam.
Mdme
plural, Madame.
MDES
Mart
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
maim
noun, a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
MARS
noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
Mari
noun, a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Mare
noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
MARC
noun, the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
Mar.
Mano
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
Mani
noun, Manes.
mane
noun, the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
Man.
Mame
noun, a female given name.
Mair
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
Main
noun, a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Gina
noun, a female given name.
Goat
noun, any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
grid
noun, a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
gres
gree
noun, superiority, mastery, or victory.
gras
Gran
noun, grandmother.
grad
noun, a graduate.
Gore
noun, blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
Gone
noun, the act of going:
Gond
noun, a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
gon-
GOES
noun, plural of go1 .
Goer
noun, a person or thing that goes:
goas
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
grin
noun, a broad smile.
Rom.
GNMA
gnat
noun, any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
gnar
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
Gmat
gite
noun, a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
gist
noun, the main or essential part of a matter:
girt
noun, Carpentry. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
giro
noun, autogiro.
girn
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
gird
noun, a gibe.
Gino
noun, a male given name.
Grim
adjective, stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
Gris
noun, Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
int.
ides
noun, (in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
ins.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
inns
noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
Inge
noun, William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
IndE
Inca
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
Inc.
inae
IMCO
imam
noun, the officiating priest of a mosque.
ign.
IEEE
idem
noun, another exactly the same.
Grit
noun, abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
IDEA
noun, any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
Idas
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
idae
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
iced
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Ice.
ICAO
Iago
noun, the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
Ind.
gtd.
grot
noun, a grotto.
Gros
noun, Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
gro.
Doge
noun, the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
doer
noun, a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
meet
noun, an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
asc-
atic
ates
Aten
noun, Aton.
atm.
att.
ASTM
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
ASME
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
asgd
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
art.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
arr.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
arms
noun, the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
Arm.
ARIS
arid
adjective, being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
Argo
noun, Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
Arg.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
atom
noun, Physics. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element. an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
ator
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.
Carn
noun, cairn.
cees
noun, the letter C.
cedi
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
cede
verb (used with object), to yield or formally surrender to another:
Cdr.
Catt
noun, Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
cat.
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Carr
noun, John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
attn
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Can.
cams
noun, Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
Cami
noun, camisole (def 1).
Came
noun, a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
caid
noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
Cage
noun, a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
cads
noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
cadi
noun, qadi.
cade
noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
cac-
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
ant.
cene
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
Agon
noun, (in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
Agni
noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
agit
agio
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
agin
preposition, against; opposed to.
ages
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
ager
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
Agee
noun, James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
aged
noun, (used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
aet.
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
aer-
Adm.
agst
adit
noun, an entrance or a passage.
Adie
noun, a female given name.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Acre
noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
acr-
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.
acme
noun, the highest point; summit; peak:
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
acid
noun, Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
acc.
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
AMDG
agr.
aide
noun, nurse's aide.
ANSI
Amis
noun, Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
ano-
Anne
noun, 1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
ann.
anes
adverb, once.
ands
Ande
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
ance
amt.
Amri
noun, Omri.
Amos
noun, a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
Amor
noun, Cupid.
Amon
noun, Amen.
Amir
noun, emir.
AIDS
noun, a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
Amie
noun, a female friend.
amic
adjective, of or relating to an amide or amine.
Ames
noun, a city in central Iowa.
Amen
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
amdt
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
airt
noun, a direction.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Aire
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AInd
AIMS
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
AIME
cen.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
DOCS
noun, doctor.
DEAR
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
Deni
noun, a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
Dene
noun, a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
Den.
deme
noun, one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
Dem.
deg.
deet
plural noun, details:
dees
noun, a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
Deer
noun, any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
deem
verb (used with object), to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
deco
noun, art deco.
Dec.
Dean
noun, Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
dere
adjective, dear2 .
dato
noun, (in the Philippines) a native chief.
date
noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
dat.
Darn
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
darg
noun, Scot. and North England. a day's work.
Dare
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
Dang
verb (used with object), adjective, noun, damn (used euphemistically).
Dane
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
Dan.
abbreviation, Bible. Daniel (def 1).
damn
noun, the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
Dame
noun, (initial capital letter) the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
DAIS
noun, a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
der.
dern
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), darn2 .
Dago
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
dins
noun, a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
doc.
plural, document.
doat
verb (used without object), dote.
DMSO
dits
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
dite
noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
dis-
DIRT
noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
DIRE
adjective, causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
dir.
Dior
noun, Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
dioc
dint
noun, force; power:
Dino
dia-
ding
noun, a ringing sound.
Dine
noun, Scot. dinner.
Din.
DIMS
Idioms, take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
dime
noun, a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
dim.
digs
noun, thrust; poke:
dig.
Diet
noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
Dies
noun, Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
Dice
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
DIAS
noun, Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
dags
noun, one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
Dace
noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
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.
CISC
noun, complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
coed
noun, Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
cods
noun, any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
code
noun, a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
coda
noun, Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
coca
noun, a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
CMOS
noun, complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
Cmon
cmdg
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cit.
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
cis-
cogs
noun, (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
circ
noun, circular (def 9).
cir.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
CIGS
noun, a cigarette.
cide
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
Ceto
Cete
noun, a number of badgers together.
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
cet-
CERN
cog.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
Dom.
Cort
DEng
cts.
ctr.
croc
noun, crocodile.
Cres
Cree
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
crat
CRAM
noun, Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
Crag
noun, a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
CORN
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
corm
noun, an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
Cord
noun, a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cor.
cone
noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
Cond
Con.
COMS
noun, Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
come
noun, Slang: Vulgar. semen.
comd
coma
noun, a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
Com.
Meer
noun, Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
Dari
noun, a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
MSAE
most
noun, the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
Reg.
mote
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
mots
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
Mott
noun, John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
Rees
noun, reeve3 .
Reed
noun, the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
node
noun, a knot, protuberance, or knob.
mrem
reds
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
redo
noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
mRNA
rede
noun, counsel; advice.
Mrs.
plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
MSAM
Omri
noun, a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
MSGM
mtg.
Read
noun, an act or instance of reading:
MSME
ream
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
MSIE
MSgt
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
MScD
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
MSEM
MSEE
msec
recs
noun, recreation.
MSCE
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Mort
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
mtge
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
moit
noun, a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
omen
noun, anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
Omar
noun, a male given name.
Oman
noun, Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
nogs
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
mogs
noun, moggy.
Omer
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
nom.
Noma
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
Nome
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
rems
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
neem
regd
Mons
noun, an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
omit
verb (used with object), to leave out; fail to include or mention:
regr
morn
noun, morning.
more
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
Mora
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
regs
noun, Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
mong
noun, mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Mona
noun, a female given name.
Mon.
moms
noun, mother1 .
mome
noun, a fool; blockhead.
Reid
noun, Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
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.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
RdAc
Mode
noun, a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
rads
noun, a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
orra
adjective, not regular or scheduled; odd:
nane
pronoun, adverb, adjective, none1 .
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Naos
noun, a temple.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nard
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
NASD
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
RADM
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
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.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
rad.
ragi
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
neon
noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Nemo
noun, remote (def 10).
nene
noun, a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
neo-
nerd
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
OSRD
NDAC
Osee
noun, Hosea.
NCTE
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
rage
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
NIRA
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Rani
noun, ranee.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
RARE
adjective, coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
Nina
noun, girl; child.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
NIMS
noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
orad
adverb, toward the mouth or the oral region.
Nine
noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
rcd.
Nino
noun, boy; child.
Ont.
rang
noun, a boomerang.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
org.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Orem
noun, a city in N Utah.
RAID
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
name
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
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).
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Nida
noun, a female given name, form of Nydia.
goad
noun, a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
rami
noun, plural of ramus.
nide
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
RAND
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
ord.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Mods
noun, a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
need
noun, a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
rend
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
Oder
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rit.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
met.
Mind
noun, (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
MiNE
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
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.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
mesa
noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
Odin
noun, the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
Ring
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
odic
adjective, of an ode.
Oct.
mete
noun, a limiting mark.
mes-
MERS
noun, Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
Rind
noun, a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
Ming
noun, a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
mere
noun, Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
MICE
noun, plural of mouse.
Merc
noun, a mercenary soldier.
rime
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
mins
noun, a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
mod.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
Rima
noun, a female given name.
ogee
noun, a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
Mic.
mias
plural, missing in action.
Mid.
midn
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
mids
noun, Archaic. the middle.
roam
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
road
noun, a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
Miao
noun, Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
mien
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
roar
noun, a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
ogam
noun, ogham.
OEEC
Mina
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
migs
noun, a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
NTIA
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
MIME
noun, the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
Mims
noun, Fort. Fort Mims.
min.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
OECD
RNAS
Ogma
noun, a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
rode
noun, a rope by which a boat is anchored.
ogre
noun, a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
Rodi
noun, Italian name of Rhodes.
mint
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
Mino
noun, Minho.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
Norn
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
Rida
Norm
noun, a standard, model, or pattern.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Nord
noun, a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
MNAS
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
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.
Mngr
Nor.
mite
noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
memo
noun, memorandum.
mem.
nong
noun, a foolish, incompetent person.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
none
noun, nones1 .
non-
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.
moan
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
moas
noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
moat
noun, a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Meir
noun, Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
mitt
noun, Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
mica
noun, any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
Mita
noun, a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
Mira
noun, Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
rids
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
Mend
noun, the act of mending; repair or improvement.
Riga
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
ment
Miro
noun, Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
not-
men-
mire
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
Meng
mis-
mise
noun, a settlement or agreement.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
mist
noun, a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
nos-
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
mems
noun, the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
ride
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
OCDM
Tom
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
tog
noun, a coat.
TIA
CNS
ose
ote
TGN
OCS
di.
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
OTA
ODA
noun, a room within a harem.
ode
noun, a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
ODT
Orr
noun, Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
sc.
DEI
adverb, by the grace of God.
DET
OCR
ot-
ODS
noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
DCM
CST
TTS
CTA
OIr
CTC
SCM
cte
ctg
ctn
plural, carton.
OMS
noun, a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
ScD
Tim
noun, a male given name, form of Timothy.
CSO
do.
DOA
DSC
DSM
DAR
DAE
Dag
noun, one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
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.
Dam
noun, a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
oma
plural, a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
Om.
OIt
CSR
CSC
TNT
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
Tng
TMO
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
Dee
noun, a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
OEM
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
TID
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
DEA
de-
COS
noun, romaine.
DCS
CSA
d-c
noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
ons
ONR
ONI
oic
CRC
DAS
noun, hyrax.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
oid
CRS
CRT
DSO
Meg
noun, a megabyte.
CNO
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
ANC
AMS
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
AMI
noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
RID
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
AME
ANG
AMC
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
AIS
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
rig
noun, the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
RIM
noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
AIM
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
rte
ase
ARS
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
SRO
So.
sd.
RTS
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.
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
ard
rt.
RSE
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
aor
RSA
Rs.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
AIC
ASI
AID
noun, help or support; assistance.
Tro
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROG
Ar.
an.
ROI
ag-
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ADC
ad-
ac-
Am.
TSE
TSI
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
Rod
noun, a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
ACS
Agt
AGC
AGS
adjective, noun, agriculture:
ago
adverb, in past time; in the past:
AGM
rm.
plural, ream.
RMC
RNA
age
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
rnd
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
RNR
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
ROA
AEC
ae.
ADS
noun, advertisement.
ado
noun, busy activity; bustle; fuss.
ade
noun, George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
Sad
noun, the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ASM
CNN
cee
noun, the letter C.
CGI
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
rag
noun, a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
SAR
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
CEO
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
CGS
CED
CEC
CEA
CDT
CDC
CCS
verb (used with object), to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
CCR
CGM
CIA
CCA
CMA
CNM
CNC
OTS
Rd.
CMD
CMC
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
RAM
noun, a male sheep.
CIC
RCS
Re.
RMA
RMS
plural, ream.
CIM
cig
noun, a cigarette.
CIE
CID
noun, The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
CCD
verb (used with object), to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
IRC
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
Co.
CMG
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
cc.
ca.
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
red
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
ATC
cr.
SAG
noun, an act or instance of sagging.
SAE
at.
ast
ASR
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ASN
COD
noun, any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
cs.
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
RDA
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
RCA
tot
noun, a small child.
CAR
noun, an automobile.
RCN
RCT
OCD
CAM
noun, Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
ct.
tr.
tra
RDC
CAI
RDS
REA
CAD
noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
REC
noun, recreation.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
DOT
noun, a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
tet
noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
Sgt
gre
SID
noun, a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
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).
Gr.
got
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
Gor
interjection, (used as a mild oath.)
MOS
noun, moment (def 1).
goi
noun, goy.
mom
noun, mother1 .
MOT
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
God
noun, the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
Goa
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MRA
MRE
GMT
GMC
MOR
GSA
git
noun, British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
STM
STI
MOG
noun, moggy.
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
IAS
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
Ia.
io-
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
MOI
GSC
id.
ics
GTT
GTS
GTO
GTC
gt.
GSR
MRI
GIs
noun, a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
Moe
noun, a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
GCE
MTS
GDR
Gde
TAM
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
GCT
OCC
GCI
GCD
Ged
noun, any fish of the pike family.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
GCC
GCA
NCO
Gat
noun, a pistol or revolver.
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).
GAS
noun, Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
NAD
MTO
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
MSA
MSM
GIN
noun, an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
gie
noun, gi.
MSD
MSE
get
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
Ges
MSG
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
MSI
MSN
mtn
MST
Tad
noun, a small child, especially a boy.
Mt.
TAE
preposition, to.
TAG
noun, a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
GEM
noun, a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
MTI
Gee
noun, a sum of one thousand dollars:
ICC
IDA
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
SMD
SMA
sot
noun, a drunkard.
MAE
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
MIE
Sr.
Mig
noun, a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
MAD
noun, an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
MI6
noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
St.
Sta
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
MIM
noun, the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
M-1
noun, a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
MSC
MS.
plural, manuscript.
Mo.
Mam
noun, British Informal. mother.
MI5
noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
MIA
plural, missing in action.
MCI
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
MEC
noun, a pimp; mack.
sod
noun, a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
MEA
noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
MDT
Meo
noun, Miao (def 1).
Mdm
plural, Madam.
MCR
mcg
mi.
Mat
noun, a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
mas
noun, mother1 .
SMM
mgd
Mao
MGr
MGT
MM.
Me.
MOC
noun, moccasin.
ina
noun, a female given name.
MME
INN
noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
ing
ine
MMT
MNA
in.
IOC
MNE
MNS
IGM
ier
MOA
noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
IDS
noun, the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
Ido
noun, a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
ide
MIT
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Md.
ism
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
Mc-
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
ite
ITC
ITA
ist
ISR
ise
ior
ISA
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
IRS
IRO
MIR
noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
Ir.
IOT
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
GAO
noun, a city in E Mali.
GCR
GAN
noun, cotton gin.
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
ECA
ec-
NOC
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Nod
noun, a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
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.
ECM
ean
EAM
ead
ea.
ETD
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
EOM
ECG
NNE
Eg.
EDT
EGO
noun, the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
NIG
verb (used with object), nidge.
NIM
noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
EEO
EEG
EEE
EEC
EDS
noun, education:
ed.
EDO
noun, a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
NAG
noun, Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NMI
Ede
noun, a city in SW Nigeria.
EDC
NMR
EDA
noun, a female given name.
eo-
DST
SEI
noun, sei whale.
OAS
Oc.
dit
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
OED
OSA
OSD
OTC
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
DMS
se-
SDR
SDI
SDA
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
TES
noun, ti1 .
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
Die
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
DMA
DMT
DSR
Don
noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
DSA
nog
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
DRG
DRE
Dr.
SED
Dor
noun, Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
Doi
DNA
dog
noun, a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
nr.
NRA
DOE
noun, the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
NRC
NSA
NSC
DNR
eir
EdM
abbreviation, electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
EIS
eme
noun, friend.
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
NED
noun, a male given name, form of Edward.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
NEA
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.
gi.
GCM
GAR
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
Ga.
ne-
TCS
Nan
noun, naan.
TCA
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ETS
ETR
err
verb (used without object), to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
NDE
ETO
ERS
noun, ervil.
TAT
verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
ERT
ESA
Esc
NCC
ese
ESR
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
NEC
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Gad
noun, the act of gadding.
teg
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
NAM
noun, Vietnam.
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
NIA
NGO
noun, 1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
NGC
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:
EMR
EMS
noun, the letter M, m.
EMT
NES
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
en-
EOE
Ted
noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
ene
NEG
noun, a photographic negative.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
TEC
noun, detective.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
GD
DN
NG
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.
AO
NI
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
DG
GM
2D
noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
TT
3D
noun, a three-dimensional form or appearance:
DM
OA
NA
adverb, no1 .
O.
N.
G.
OD
noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
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.
OE
noun, oy2 .
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
SN
OG
ND
GC
MG
GO
noun, the act of going:
DT
noun, a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
RO
NM
TE
noun, ti1 .
R.
MN
rg
GN
IG
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
D.
TM
ic
i.
S.
SA
SG
SM
TN
CE
DA
noun, a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
RN
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
RI
MA
noun, mother1 .
M.
RC
TC
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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.
ee
DC
noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
EI
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
T1
TD
TG
CM
t.
NC
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