Anagrams of characteries
Word characteries has
996 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of characteries.
- Aristarch
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noun,
a severe critic.
- careerist
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noun,
a person who follows a career.
- Reichsrat
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noun,
German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- acierates
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- traceries
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- archeries
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noun,
the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
- character
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noun,
the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- earthrise
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noun,
the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it.
- re-search
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verb (used with or without object),
to search or search for again.
- acierate
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- earreach
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noun,
earshot.
- sacchar-
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- seecatch
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noun,
the adult male of the fur seal, Callorhinus alascanus, of Alaska.
- Chartres
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral.
- Charites
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plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- Charters
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- citharas
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noun,
kithara.
- catarrhs
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- catch-22
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noun,
a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
- catchers
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noun,
a person or thing that catches.
- theriacs
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- cheaters
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- caterers
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- research
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noun,
diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.:
- hearties
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noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- cherries
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noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- Serratia
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noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- hectares
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noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- carritch
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noun,
a catechism.
- Asherite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Asher.
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- tracheas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- cratches
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noun,
a crib for fodder; manger.
- terraces
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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.
- accretes
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adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- cercaria
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noun,
the disk-shaped larva of flukes of the class Trematoda, having a taillike appendage.
- archsee
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noun,
archbishopric.
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- Heaters
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noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- Eritrea
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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.
- arctics
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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.
- archit.
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- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- cheater
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- archers
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noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- Herries
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verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- Archaic
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adjective,
marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated:
- heretic
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noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- Cathars
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noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- escheat
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noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- Rhaetia
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noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- hectare
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noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- teacher
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noun,
a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- arteri-
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- retrace
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verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Charcas
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noun,
Carcas.
- teaches
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noun,
Informal. teacher.
- ascetic
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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.
- retches
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noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- hetaera
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noun,
a highly cultured courtesan or concubine, especially in ancient Greece.
- terrace
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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.
- erratas
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- tarsier
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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.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- charter
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- hetaira
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noun,
hetaera.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- cachets
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noun,
an official seal, as on a letter or document.
- Chester
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noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- trachea
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- Shearer
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noun,
Moira (Moira Shearer King) 1926–2006, British ballerina.
- ratches
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noun,
a ratchet.
- cithara
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noun,
kithara.
- tracers
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Achates
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) the faithful companion and friend of Aeneas.
- Earhart
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noun,
Amelia (Mary) 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.
- earache
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noun,
pain in the ear; otalgia.
- acerate
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- Richter
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noun,
Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- accrete
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adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- cashier
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noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- harries
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noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Harriet
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noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- Sharrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Sharon.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- serrate
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- ricracs
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noun,
rickrack.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- aethers
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noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- catarrh
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- theriac
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- screech
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noun,
a harsh, shrill cry or sound:
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- catcher
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noun,
a person or thing that catches.
- Theresa
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noun,
Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called Theresa of Avila [ah-vee-lah] /ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
- Thraces
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noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- saccate
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adjective,
having a sac or the form of a sac.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- reaches
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noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- carcase
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noun,
the dead body of an animal.
- Scratch
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noun,
a slight injury, mar, or mark, usually thin and shallow, caused by scratching:
- aitches
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noun,
the letter H, h.
- caterer
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- aerates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- cahiers
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noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- cerat-
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- saithe
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noun,
pollock.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Harris
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noun,
Benjamin, c1660–c1720, English journalist who published the first newspaper in America 1690.
- cerias
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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.
- Cather
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noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- Cathie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Harare
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Zimbabwe, in the NE part.
- etches
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noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- sachet
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noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- starch
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noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- haeres
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noun,
heres.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Cathar
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noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Charta
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noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- Esther
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noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- shicer
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noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- Sirach
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noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- search
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noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Christ
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noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Secchi
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noun,
Pietro Angelo [pye-traw ahn-je-law] /ˈpyɛ trɔ ˈɑn dʒɛ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1818–78, Italian Jesuit and astronomer.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- earths
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Eartha
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noun,
a female given name.
- Chirac
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noun,
Jacques (René) born 1932, prime minister of France 1974–76, 1986–88; president 1995–2007.
- seiche
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noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- cratch
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noun,
a crib for fodder; manger.
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- creche
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noun,
a small or large modeled representation or tableau of Mary, Joseph, and others around the crib of Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem, as is displayed in homes or erected for exhibition in a community at Christmas season.
- Sereth
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noun,
German name of Siret.
- Sharra
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noun,
a member of a Mongol people inhabiting Outer Mongolia.
- criers
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noun,
a person who cries.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Sharia
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noun,
law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- chirrs
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noun,
the sound of chirring.
- either
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adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Charis
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noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Sarthe
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- stacc.
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- Sartre
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noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- eschar
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noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- chaeta
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noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- chairs
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noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- scarce
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Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- chaise
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- charas
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noun,
hashish.
- charrs
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noun,
char2 .
- eraser
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- errata
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- charts
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noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chaser
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noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- chaste
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adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- cheats
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noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- cheers
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noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- scathe
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Cherie
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noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- cherts
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noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- sirree
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noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- sirrah
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noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- riches
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Carter
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- theirs
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- thecia
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noun,
hymenium.
- recti-
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- Archer
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noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- Arches
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noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- archi-
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- Archie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- archt.
-
- Arctic
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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.
- arecas
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Thiers
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noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- arhats
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Arista
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noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Terris
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- arrest
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- terras
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noun,
earth; land.
- arthr-
-
- Hestia
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Teresa
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noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Hester
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noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Herter
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noun,
Christian Archibald, 1895–1966, U.S. politician: secretary of state 1959–61.
- Ithaca
-
noun,
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
Greek Itháki.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- triers
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noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- rachis
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noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- trich-
-
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- rasher
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- treasr
-
- 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.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- cachet
-
noun,
an official seal, as on a letter or document.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Carcas
-
noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- hectic
-
adjective,
characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.:
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- Hecate
-
noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- ricrac
-
noun,
rickrack.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rrhea
-
- Isth.
-
- sect.
-
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Seric
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- seti-
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- rears
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- hect-
-
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- restr
-
- hist.
-
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- rhet.
-
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- hier-
-
- sarc-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Esth.
-
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- Recit
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- rect.
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- scat-
-
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- IATSE
-
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- 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.
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- ster.
-
- Cath.
-
- aeri-
-
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cata-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- cache
-
noun,
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- arith
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- 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.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arch.
-
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- arche
-
- terr.
-
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Aisha
-
noun,
a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- tears
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tech.
-
- tera-
-
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- treas
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- 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.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- acct.
-
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- aceae
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- 30-30
-
- crit.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- chics
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Srta.
-
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- 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.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cert.
-
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- char-
-
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- 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.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- acet-
-
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RCCh
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- the-
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- tri-
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sra.
-
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sch.
-
- sci.
-
- scr.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- shr.
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- sec.
-
- sech
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- tchr
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Ste.
-
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- thi-
-
- 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.
- str.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 1080
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- est.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- 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.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ect-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- ates
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- arr.
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- etc.
-
- art.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- 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.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- atic
-
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Chic
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- chs.
-
- Chr.
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- cis-
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cet-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- 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.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- cac-
-
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- crat
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- asc-
-
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Ice.
-
- ACTH
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ICSH
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- 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.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- aer-
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- IATA
-
- IAEA
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- AHSA
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AAEE
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- acc.
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- acea
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- her.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- th-
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- tra
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tr.
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ARS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- AIA
-
- Ar.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEC
-
- STI
-
- 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.
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- TRH
-
- THC
-
- CEA
-
- CCR
-
- CCA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CAI
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TIA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ATC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- ast
-
- ase
-
- ASR
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- AIC
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- AEC
-
- 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.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ct.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ASI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ae.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CAA
-
- cs.
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- cr.
-
- ch.
-
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- AEA
-
- TCA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TCS
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- Sta
-
- HCR
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- 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.
- hrs
-
- HRE
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAA
-
- St.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ETS
-
- SAE
-
- ics
-
- Ia.
-
- SAR
-
- ISR
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- 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.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- RCA
-
- ist
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- ish
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IHS
-
- ier
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICC
-
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ETR
-
- hr.
-
- ESR
-
- CRS
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cte
-
- CTC
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- SHA
-
- CSC
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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).
- CRC
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- CIA
-
- sht
-
- 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).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sr.
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- 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.
- 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.
- eir
-
- ec-
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- sc.
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EIS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ehr
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- EEC
-
- ECA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ERT
-
- ese
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- RI
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- RH
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- TC
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CE
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- i.
-
- ic
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SA
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- S.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.