Anagrams of Chateaubriand
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- Hardicanute
-
noun,
Hardecanute.
- Acidanthera
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noun,
any bulbous African plant belonging to the genus Acidanthera, of the iris family, having sword-shaped leaves and long tubular flowers.
- abranchiate
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adjective,
having no gills.
- batrachian
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the Batrachia, a former group comprising the amphibians, and sometimes restricted to the salientians.
- branchiate
-
adjective,
having gills.
- bicaudate
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adjective,
having two tails or taillike appendages.
- brachiate
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adjective,
Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
- danburite
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noun,
a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB 2 Si 2 O 8 , occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.
- uncharted
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adjective,
not shown or located on a map; unexplored; unknown, as a place or region:
- Teucrian
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noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- breadnut
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noun,
the round, yellow or brown fruit of the ramon, Brosimum alicastrum, of the mulberry family, used, roasted or boiled, as a substitute for bread in the West Indies.
- braunite
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noun,
an ore of manganese, 3Mn 2 O 3 ⋅MnSiO 3 .
- Atabrine
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- handcart
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noun,
a small cart drawn or pushed by hand.
- anabatic
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adjective,
pertaining to an uphill wind produced by the effects of local heating.
Compare katabatic.
- Rhaetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- branchia
-
noun,
a gill.
- Cernauti
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noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- unabated
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adjective,
with undiminished force, power, or vigor.
- Auerbach
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noun,
Arnold ("Red") 1917–2006, U.S. basketball coach and manager.
- abradant
-
noun,
an abrasive.
- hacienda
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noun,
a large landed estate, especially one used for farming or ranching.
- Tridacna
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noun,
a genus of giant clams inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific, attaining a diameter of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more, and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kg).
- caudaite
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noun,
a small meteorite, generally less than one half millimeter in diameter, containing crystals of more or less pure magnetite.
- ruthenic
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adjective,
containing ruthenium in a higher valence state than the corresponding ruthenious compound.
- Dracaena
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noun,
any treelike tropical plant of the genus Dracaena, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy leaves.
- teach-in
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- Dicentra
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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.
- Thracian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Thrace.
- arachnid
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noun,
any wingless, carnivorous arthropod of the class Arachnida, including spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy-longlegs, having a body divided into two parts, the cephalothorax and the abdomen, and having eight appendages and no antennae.
Compare insect.
- Ecbatana
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noun,
ancient name of Hamadan.
- bucrania
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) an ornament, especially on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox.
- Arcadian
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noun,
a native of Arcadia.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- habitude
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noun,
customary condition or character:
- tracheid
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noun,
an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support.
Compare vessel (def 5).
- carnauba
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noun,
a palm, Copernicia prunifera, of Brazil, having palmate leaves covered with wax.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- Archaean
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adjective,
Archean.
- Ruthenia
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noun,
a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- habanera
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noun,
a dance of Cuban origin.
- cathedra
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noun,
the seat or throne of a bishop in the principal church of a diocese.
- hauriant
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adjective,
(of a fish) represented as erect, with the head upward:
- centibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- indurate
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adjective,
hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.
- bacteria
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plural noun,
ubiquitous one-celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod-shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Monera (in some classification systems the plant class Schizomycetes), various species of which are involved in fermentation, putrefaction, infectious diseases, or nitrogen fixation.
- Bechuana
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noun,
Tswana (def 1).
- urbanite
-
noun,
a resident of a city or urban community.
- incubate
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verb (used with object),
to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
- barathea
-
noun,
a closely woven fabric of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool, having a pebbled surface.
- radiance
-
noun,
radiant brightness or light:
- unthread
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verb (used with object),
to draw out or take out the thread from:
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- radicant
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adjective,
rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- bacterin
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noun,
a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- chanteur
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noun,
a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.
- abdicant
-
noun,
a person who abdicates; abdicator.
- abdicate
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verb (used with object),
to give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), especially in a voluntary, public, or formal manner:
- Badarian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or belonging to the predynastic culture of Upper Egypt, 4100–3500 b.c., characterized by flint tools, stone axes, and pottery.
- abducent
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adjective,
drawing away, as by the action of a muscle; abducting.
- Barthian
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noun,
a supporter or adherent of Karl Barth or his theology.
- abidance
-
noun,
the act or state of abiding.
- bacteri-
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- underact
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verb (used with or without object),
to underplay.
- Abiathar
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noun,
a priest of Israel and a companion of David. I Sam. 22:20; II Sam. 15:24–36.
- Rathenau
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noun,
Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1867–1922, German industrialist, writer, and statesman.
- iracund
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adjective,
prone to anger; irascible.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- Araucan
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noun,
Araucanian.
- Echidna
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noun,
Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
- tabanid
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noun,
any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
- Arcadia
-
noun,
a mountainous region of ancient Greece, traditionally known for the contented pastoral innocence of its people.
- ditcher
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noun,
a person who digs ditches.
- intrude
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verb (used with object),
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- endarch
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adjective,
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
- Anahuac
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noun,
the central plateau of Mexico, between the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental ranges (3700 to 9000 feet; 1128 to 2743 meters): center of former Aztec civilization.
- Niebuhr
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noun,
Barthold Georg [bahr-tawlt gey-awrk] /ˈbɑr tɔlt geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1776–1831, German historian.
- bandura
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noun,
a Ukrainian stringed instrument of the lute family.
- bandeau
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noun,
a headband, especially one worn about the forehead.
- Itabuna
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noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Arabian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Arabia.
- Arachne
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noun,
a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider for her presumption.
- Dunarea
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noun,
Romanian name of the Dvina.
- cabaret
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noun,
a restaurant providing food, drink, music, a dance floor, and often a floor show.
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Tardieu
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noun,
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée [ahn-drey pyer ga-bree-el a-mey-dey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pyɛr ga briˈɛl a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, French statesman.
- Cabinda
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noun,
an exclave of Angola, on the W coast of Africa. 2807 sq. mi. (7270 sq. km).
- antacid
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noun,
an antacid agent.
- bearcat
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- antbird
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noun,
any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- bartend
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verb (used without object),
to serve or work as a bartender.
- aneuria
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noun,
neurasthenia.
- inducer
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noun,
Biochemistry. a substance that has the capability of activating genes within a cell.
- cabinet
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noun,
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
- Butcher
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noun,
a retail or wholesale dealer in meat.
- Durance
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noun,
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- Tancred
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noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- barchan
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noun,
a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.
- burthen
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noun, verb (used with object),
burden1 .
- Durante
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noun,
James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- hetaira
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noun,
hetaera.
- Berchta
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noun,
Perchta.
- Archean
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to rocks of the Archeozoic portion of the Precambrian Era.
- brained
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- handcar
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noun,
a small railroad car or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by hand, used on some railroads for inspecting tracks and transporting workers.
- Bactria
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- 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.
- Athenai
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noun,
Greek name of Athens.
- branchi
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- hariana
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noun,
Haryana.
- haircut
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noun,
an act or instance of cutting the hair.
- hatband
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noun,
a band or ribbon placed about the crown of a hat, just above the brim.
- Bacardi
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noun,
a cocktail made with Bacardi rum, grenadine, and lime juice.
- red-hat
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noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- redbait
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verb (used without object),
to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.
- brachia
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noun,
Anatomy. the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
- haunted
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noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- hit-run
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adjective,
hit-and-run (defs 1, 2, 4).
- Hebraic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews, their language, or their culture.
- Rhetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- Hainaut
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noun,
a medieval county in territory now in SW Belgium and N France.
- archine
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noun,
arshin.
- habited
-
noun,
an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
- archit.
-
- brucite
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noun,
a mineral, magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH) 2 , occurring in tabular, foliated crystals: used in magnesia refractories.
- arcuate
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adjective,
bent or curved like a bow.
- brucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- benthic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a benthos.
- autarch
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noun,
an absolute ruler; autocrat; tyrant.
- habitan
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noun,
habitant2 .
- Bahrain
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noun,
a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 232 sq. mi. (601 sq. km). Capital: Manama.
- Radiata
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noun,
(in some classification systems) a major grouping that includes more or less radially symmetrical animals, as coelenterates (jellyfish, sea anemones, corals), ctenophores (comb jellies), and echinoderms (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers).
- habitue
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noun,
a frequent or habitual visitor to a place:
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- habutai
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noun,
a thin, soft, durable Japanese silk, used in the manufacture of garments.
- bahadur
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noun,
a title of respect commonly affixed to the names of European officers in Indian documents or used in ceremonious mention by Indians:
- radiant
-
noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- Hadrian
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noun,
(Publius Aelius Hadrianus) a.d. 76–138, Roman emperor 117–138.
- breadth
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noun,
the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.
- birchen
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adjective,
of or relating to birch.
- natured
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adjective,
having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):
- unbated
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adjective,
not abated; undiminished; unlessened.
- Catania
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noun,
a seaport in E Sicily.
- Chanute
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noun,
a town in SE Kansas.
- unitard
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noun,
a one-piece leotard with full-length stockings; bodysuit.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- curtain
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- debauch
-
noun,
a period of wanton or sensual self-indulgence.
- tranche
-
noun,
Finance.
one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment:
a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
- catbird
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noun,
any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
- charade
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noun,
charades, (used with a singular verb) a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess.
- cathead
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noun,
a projecting timber or metal beam to which an anchor is hoisted and secured.
- adiabat
-
noun,
a line on a thermodynamic chart relating the pressure and temperature of a substance undergoing an adiabatic change.
- Chardin
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Siméon [zhahn ba-teest see-mey-awn] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist si meɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1699–1779, French painter.
- traduce
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verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- unbrace
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- 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.
- Chateau
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noun,
(in France) a castle or fortress.
- untread
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verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- Decatur
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noun,
Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
- Trianda
-
noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- tribade
-
noun,
lesbian (def 5).
- decibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/10 bar or 100,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- acardia
-
noun,
congenital absence of a heart.
- danaite
-
noun,
a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- abreact
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by abreaction.
- Cernuda
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, Spanish poet, in England after 1939.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- turdine
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Turdidae, comprising the true thrushes.
- unbraid
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (anything braided, as hair) into the several strands.
- Acadian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Acadia.
- turbine
-
noun,
any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as a fluid passing through and entirely filling a housing around the rotor.
- chanter
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- centri-
-
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- unearth
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verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- Achaean
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Achaea.
- unheard
-
adjective,
not heard; not perceived by the ear.
- caudate
-
adjective,
having a tail or taillike appendage.
- tribune
-
noun,
a person who upholds or defends the rights of the people.
- untried
-
adjective,
not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.
- unteach
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching.
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- carbine
-
noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- dibrach
-
noun,
pyrrhic1 (def 3).
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- Thebaid
-
noun,
the ancient region surrounding Thebes, in Egypt.
- therian
-
noun,
a therian animal.
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- cudbear
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from various lichens, especially Lecanora tartarea.
- cithara
-
noun,
kithara.
- cue-bid
-
noun,
a bid in a suit showing control of the suit, as having an assured winner or a void.
- candier
-
- carbide
-
noun,
a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- airdate
-
noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- thunder
-
noun,
a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- chunder
-
noun,
vomit.
- chunter
-
verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- airhead
-
noun,
an area in enemy territory or in threatened friendly territory, seized by airborne troops for bringing in supplies and additional troops by airdrop or landing.
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- chaeta
-
noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- hinder
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- 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.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Bichat
-
noun,
Marie François Xavier [ma-ree frahn-swa gza-vyey] /maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1802, French physician.
- Hubert
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “mind” and “bright.”.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- Bianca
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- herdic
-
noun,
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- Baruch
-
noun,
the amanuensis and friend of Jeremiah and nominal author of the book of Baruch in the Apocrypha. Jer. 32:12.
- biuret
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
- binder
-
noun,
a person or thing that binds.
- Bataan
-
noun,
a peninsula on W Luzon, in the Philippines: U.S. troops surrendered to Japanese April 9, 1942.
- henbit
-
noun,
a common weed, Lamium amplexicaule, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers.
- dharna
-
noun,
(in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
- bateau
-
noun,
Also, batteau. Nautical.
Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers.
a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack.
(in some regions) a scow.
- Hecuba
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Priam.
- bather
-
noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Dachau
-
noun,
a city in SE Germany, near Munich: site of Nazi concentration camp.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- behind
-
noun,
Informal. the buttocks.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- induc.
-
- chaunt
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- Berith
-
noun,
Brith.
- indaba
-
noun,
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- Cuiaba
-
noun,
a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- Bertha
-
noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- induct
-
verb (used with object),
to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies:
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- inbred
-
adjective,
naturally inherent; innate; native:
- Chenab
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing SW from N India to the Sutlej River in E Pakistan. About 605 miles (1085 km) long.
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- Charta
-
noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- Beirut
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Hunter
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Bhutan
-
noun,
a kingdom in the Himalayas, NE of India: foreign affairs under Indian jurisdiction. About 19,300 sq. mi. (50,000 sq. km). Capital: Thimphu.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- induce
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- intra-
-
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- Ibadan
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- becard
-
noun,
any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- cherub
-
noun,
a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
- Beduin
-
noun,
Bedouin.
- inter.
-
- Canara
-
noun,
Kanara.
- Brandt
-
noun,
Willy [wil-ee;; German vil-ee] /ˈwɪl i;; German ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Karl Herbert Frahm) 1913–1992, West German political leader: chancellor 1969–74; Nobel Peace Prize 1971.
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- burden
-
noun,
that which is carried; load:
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- butane
-
noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
- Durant
-
noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- Durban
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa.
- Burnet
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.
- durian
-
noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- Buriat
-
noun,
Buryat.
- denti-
-
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- cardi-
-
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- echard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Bunche
-
noun,
Ralph (Johnson) 1904–71, U.S. diplomat: at the United Nations 1946–71; Nobel Peace Prize 1950.
- detach
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
- dunite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- Dracut
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- Canada
-
noun,
a dry riverbed.
- Canad.
-
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- dither
-
noun,
a trembling; vibration.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- drench
-
noun,
the act of drenching.
- Dunbar
-
noun,
Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.
- driech
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- cabane
-
noun,
a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.
- Cantab
-
- cabana
-
noun,
a small cabin or tentlike structure for use as a bathhouse, especially on a beach or by a swimming pool.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- Brahui
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic people of Baluchistan.
- centi-
-
- datcha
-
noun,
dacha.
- breach
-
noun,
the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- haired
-
adjective,
having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- Danube
-
noun,
a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1725 miles (2775 km) long.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Harbin
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
- breath
-
noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- cerat-
-
- branch
-
noun,
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- Datura
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.
- Brecht
-
noun,
Bertolt [ber-tawlt] /ˈbɛr tɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.
- Buchan
-
noun,
John (Baron Tweedsmuir) 1875–1940, Scottish novelist and historian: governor general of Canada 1935–40.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- brunet
-
noun,
a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
- Brunei
-
noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- brunch
-
noun,
a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- Habana
-
noun,
Havana.
- dautie
-
noun,
a darling.
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- Bruant
-
noun,
Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- Habiru
-
noun,
a nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature: possibly the early Hebrews.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Briand
-
noun,
Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- Brenda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
- durain
-
noun,
the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- actin-
-
- Artaud
-
noun,
Antonin [ahn-taw-nan] /ɑ̃ tɔˈnɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- Ruanda
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- rubied
-
adjective,
having a color like that of a ruby; deep red.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- trich-
-
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- turban
-
noun,
a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- acedia
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- recti-
-
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- Atbara
-
noun,
a river in NE Africa, flowing NW from NW Ethiopia to the Nile in E Sudan. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
- reduct
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce.
- Achaea
-
noun,
an ancient district in S Greece, on the Gulf of Corinth.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- aubade
-
noun,
a piece sung or played outdoors at dawn, usually as a compliment to someone.
- 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.
- Athena
-
noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- archt.
-
- archi-
-
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- tanbur
-
noun,
tambura.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- 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.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- aneuch
-
adjective, noun, adverb, interjection,
enough.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- anarch
-
noun,
anarchist.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Tanach
-
noun,
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or Neviim, and the Hagiographa or Ketuvim, taken as a whole.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- arched
-
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.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- adren-
-
- Arcata
-
noun,
a town in NW California.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- tabard
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- 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.
- Aranha
-
noun,
Oswaldo [aws-wahl-daw] /ɔsˈwɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1960, Brazilian politician.
- Aranda
-
noun,
a member of an Australian aboriginal people living in the vicinity of Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- Arabia
-
noun,
a peninsula in SW Asia, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait: divided in ancient times into Arabia Deserta, Arabia Petraea, and Arabia Felix. About 1,000,000 sq. mi. (2,600,000 sq. km).
- araban
-
noun,
a pentosan, found chiefly in vegetable gums, that yields arabinose upon hydrolysis.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- turbid
-
adjective,
not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured:
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- abduce
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or take away; abduct.
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- unhair
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- radeau
-
noun,
an armed scow, variously rigged, used as a floating battery during the American Revolution.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- urchin
-
noun,
a mischievous boy.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- abduct
-
verb (used with object),
to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- under-
-
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Abadan
-
noun,
a city in SW Iran, on the Shatt-al-Arab: oil refineries.
- BArchE
-
- United
-
adjective,
made into or caused to act as a single entity:
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- urbane
-
adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- Urbana
-
noun,
a city in E Illinois, adjoining Champaign.
- Aachen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: coronation city of German kings 936–1531.
- bandit
-
noun,
a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Bactra
-
noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- nautch
-
noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- Acadia
-
noun,
a former French colony in SE Canada: ceded to Great Britain 1713.
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- unbred
-
adjective,
not taught or trained.
- barit.
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- abrade
-
verb (used with or without object),
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- cine-
-
- cubit
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- dent.
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- dich-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- dict.
-
- deci-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Uriah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Urias [yoo-rahy-uh s] /yʊˈraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- third
-
noun,
a third part, especially of one (1/3).
- Deut.
-
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- utend
-
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- dacha
-
noun,
a Russian country house or villa.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- daube
-
noun,
a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.
- Dahna
-
noun,
an area in the NE Rubʿ al Khali desert, comprising a region of E central Saudi Arabia.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- tubi-
-
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- uran-
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- deca-
-
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- debut
-
noun,
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- debit
-
noun,
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Debir
-
noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Unit.
-
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- UNHCR
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Ibada
-
noun,
any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- Hindu
-
noun,
a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- Hind.
-
- Rahab
-
noun,
a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- Radha
-
noun,
the milkmaid who became the consort of Krishna.
- incr.
-
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- hier-
-
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- 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.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- hect-
-
- rect.
-
- Recit
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- rebid
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Nadab
-
noun,
a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Nebr.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Nahua
-
noun,
Nahuatl.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- 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.
- Iran.
-
- Neth.
-
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- nitr-
-
- nudi-
-
- nuci-
-
- nucha
-
noun,
nape.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- intr.
-
- neut.
-
- neur-
-
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Dutch
-
noun,
the people of the Netherlands and their immediate descendants elsewhere, collectively.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- naut.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- 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.
- Dubai
-
noun,
an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- Ecua.
-
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- ducat
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Edith
-
noun,
a female given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “war.”.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ditch
-
noun,
a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- tera-
-
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tech.
-
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Tchad
-
noun,
Chad.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- 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.
- edit.
-
- educ.
-
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhin-
-
- Hanau
-
noun,
a city in Hesse, central Germany.
- rhet.
-
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- retd.
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- reni-
-
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- Haida
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
- Hadar
-
noun,
a first magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus.
- educt
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- 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.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- ruche
-
noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- habit
-
noun,
an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Bantu
-
noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Cant.
-
- Brit.
-
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Brith
-
noun,
the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- baith
-
adjective, pronoun,
both.
- Bride
-
noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Bruch
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1838–1920, German composer and conductor.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- anti-
-
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- anth-
-
- aden-
-
- ante-
-
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- carb-
-
- Card.
-
- Abihu
-
noun,
a son of Aaron who, with Nadab, was destroyed by fire from heaven for disobeying the Lord. Lev. 10:1–5.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Aarau
-
noun,
a town in and capital of Aargau, in N Switzerland.
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- abaca
-
noun,
a Philippine plant, Musa textilis.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- Baeda
-
noun,
Saint, Bede, Saint.
- cauda
-
noun,
a tail or taillike appendage.
- Cath.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Bahia
-
noun,
a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- cata-
-
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- anat.
-
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- bahut
-
noun,
a medieval French chest for household goods, originally small and portable.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Banda
-
noun,
a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Arab.
-
- acet-
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Bart.
-
- Barth
-
noun,
John (Simmons) [sim-uh nz] /ˈsɪm ənz/ (Show IPA), born 1930, U.S. novelist.
- Butch
-
noun,
butch haircut.
- batch
-
noun,
a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together:
- burnt
-
noun,
a burned place or area:
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- bathe
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- andr-
-
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Achab
-
noun,
Ahab (def 1).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- Achad
-
noun,
Akkad.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- Beach
-
noun,
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- bundt
-
adjective,
of or noting a cake baked in such a pan, or the ring-shaped form of such a cake.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- 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.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- berth
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Bruhn
-
noun,
Erik (Belton Evers) 1928–86, Danish ballet dancer.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- bruit
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- Adana
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, on the Seyhan River.
- brunt
-
noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Abuna
-
noun,
the title of the chief bishop of the Ethiopian Church.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- bench
-
noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Behan
-
noun,
Brendan (Francis) [bren-duh n] /ˈbrɛn dən/ (Show IPA), 1923–64, Irish playwright.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- Baden
-
noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- Bunch
-
noun,
a connected group; cluster:
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- arith
-
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- chiru
-
noun,
a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- aeri-
-
- char-
-
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- ahead
-
Idioms,
ahead of,
in front of; before:
superior to; beyond:
in advance of; at an earlier time than:
- 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.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- auth.
-
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Birch
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- 30-30
-
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aruba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- 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.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- birth
-
noun,
an act or instance of being born:
- Chiba
-
noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- chide
-
verb (used with object),
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
- Chin.
-
- bitch
-
noun,
a female dog:
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- cent.
-
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- 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.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- ahura
-
noun,
generic title for benevolent deities in Zoroastrianism or evil deities in Hinduism.
- Bacau
-
noun,
a city in E Romania.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- bact.
-
- Chute
-
noun,
an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- bidet
-
noun,
a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Adnah
-
noun,
a Manassite deserter from Saul's to David's army. I Chron. 12:20.
- 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.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- cert.
-
- 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.
- arche
-
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- BArch
-
- Archd
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Arch.
-
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- 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.
- aet.
-
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- int.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Aire
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- 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.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Ire.
-
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- idae
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- IATA
-
- inae
-
- Ind.
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IADB
-
- IAEA
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- iana
-
- AInd
-
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Ahab
-
noun,
a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b.c. I Kings 16–22.
- bhut
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a spirit or demon.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- the-
-
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- hued
-
adjective,
having the hue or color as specified (usually used in combination):
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- Thur
-
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- huia
-
noun,
an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- IndE
-
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- hund
-
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- Beth
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Hurd
-
plural noun,
hards.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- thud
-
noun,
a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- 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.
-
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- NRAB
-
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- RdAc
-
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- rcd.
-
- 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.
- thi-
-
- tab.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- 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).
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- BAEd
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- 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.
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- aut-
-
- baht
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rit.
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- art.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- atic
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- 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.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- aud.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- rad.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neh.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- tchr
-
- NDAC
-
- NCTE
-
- NCAA
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Nah.
-
- ten.
-
- baud
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- NADH
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- BChE
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- NACA
-
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- 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).
- ter.
-
- ance
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- RIBA
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- ANTU
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- tanh
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- NTIA
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- 1080
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- bar.
-
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- NIRA
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- ant.
-
- taur
-
- 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.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- dir.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- uni-
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- der.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Den.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Dec.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- but-
-
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- acea
-
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- ACDA
-
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- acad
-
- ACAA
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- drub
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- drch
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- 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.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- deb.
-
- 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.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- uret
-
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- uria
-
- ctr.
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- 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.
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- cur.
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- crat
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Chr.
-
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- chub
-
noun,
a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- cide
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- DChE
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Cdr.
-
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- Daub
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dat.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- Uhde
-
noun,
Fritz Karl Hermann von [frits kahrl her-mahn fuh n] /frɪts kɑrl ˈhɛr mɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1848–1911, German painter.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Adah
-
noun,
one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- tri-
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- BTCh
-
- 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.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- end-
-
- enc.
-
- TRIB
-
- ACTH
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- EDTA
-
- trid
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Buda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- Eth.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Haba
-
noun,
Alois [ah-lois] /ˈɑ lɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, Czech composer.
- Hab.
-
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- 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.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Eur.
-
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- buhr
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- Buna
-
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- acr-
-
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- Bur.
-
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- Burd
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- bin-
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- aer-
-
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- ect-
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- Heb.
-
- Hebr
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Bund
-
noun,
an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- 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.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- ad-
-
- AEA
-
- TID
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- uti
-
- ac-
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AAA
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AIA
-
- ab-
-
- ADC
-
- AEC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- tra
-
- TNB
-
- TIA
-
- rnd
-
- UTC
-
- RNA
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- AHE
-
- ae.
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- 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.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ure
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- ard
-
- Aar
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- UAE
-
- th-
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- abt
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Tu.
-
- TBA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UIT
-
- 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.
- TBD
-
- UDC
-
- UCR
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- Tbi
-
- ThD
-
- UAR
-
- TCA
-
- ANC
-
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- tue
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ThB
-
- unc
-
- an.
-
- ADB
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- AIC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Ar.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ur-
-
- AUC
-
- AAE
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- AAU
-
- abn
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Une
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- THC
-
- TRH
-
- abd
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- tr.
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- ETR
-
- ERT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- BTh
-
- en-
-
- eir
-
- Ehr
-
- bu.
-
- Bud
-
noun,
Botany.
a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud)
an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- EDT
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- EDC
-
- hr.
-
- EdB
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EbN
-
- CIA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ead
-
- EAA
-
- eu-
-
- BRT
-
- ETD
-
- BIE
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- bi-
-
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- HUD
-
noun,
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- hub
-
noun,
the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- ht.
-
- HRE
-
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- hd.
-
- HCR
-
- Bn.
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- BRE
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ia.
-
- DBE
-
- 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.
- DBA
-
- CDT
-
- CEA
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- CED
-
- DAR
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DAE
-
- ChB
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- DEA
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
-
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- CIE
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- de-
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ca.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CBD
-
- CBE
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- DUI
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- ch.
-
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- cr.
-
- dub
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- Du.
-
- DTh
-
- DRE
-
- DET
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Dr.
-
- DNR
-
- DNB
-
- DNA
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- 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.
- CAI
-
- 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.
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- di.
-
- dha
-
- dh-
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ITU
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- NIH
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- ib.
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- NRC
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NHI
-
- NHA
-
- 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:
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- RBC
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- Rd.
-
- BCE
-
- NBC
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RBI
-
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- be-
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- Br.
-
- 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.
- Bac
-
- RCA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- RDA
-
- RDC
-
- Re.
-
- REA
-
- NbE
-
- NEA
-
- NBA
-
- at.
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ite
-
- 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).
- BHC
-
- ITC
-
- 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.
- ITA
-
- IDB
-
- ATA
-
- IRC
-
- IUD
-
- Ir.
-
- ide
-
- bec
-
- INH
-
- BHA
-
- ine
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- ARU
-
- ier
-
- Bde
-
- 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.
- in.
-
- bhd
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- BCD
-
- NAD
-
- BDA
-
- BHT
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAA
-
- 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.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- CIB
-
- AUA
-
- rhb
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- IBN
-
- ATC
-
- ATB
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- t.
-
- 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.
- DB
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- BC
-
- RU
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- CU
-
- 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.
- D.
-
- B-
-
- TB
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TD
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NI
-
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- ND
-
- NC
-
- NB
-
- N.
-
- TC
-
- HB
-
- TN
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- 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.
- BH
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NH
-
- T1
-
- Ud
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DN
-
- 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.
- UI
-
- RN
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- RI
-
- RH
-
- RC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- UB
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- UC
-
- R.
-
- U.
-
- CE
-
- CB
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- Eb
-