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- costmaries
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noun,
a composite plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, that has silvery, fragrant leaves and is used in salads and as a flavoring.
- choristers
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noun,
a singer in a choir.
- cross-mate
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verb (used with or without object),
to crossbreed.
- stomachers
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noun,
a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- ostriches
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- horsecars
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noun,
a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- acrotisms
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noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- chamosite
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noun,
a mineral of the chlorite group, hydrous aluminum silicate of iron, occurring in gray or black crystals in oolitic iron ore.
- ostracism
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noun,
exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
- chorister
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noun,
a singer in a choir.
- isotherms
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noun,
Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- Carothers
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noun,
Wallace Hume, 1896–1937, U.S. chemist: associated with the invention of synthetic nylon material.
- orchestra
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noun,
a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- cremators
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noun,
a person who cremates.
- Isocrates
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noun,
436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- trichomes
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- masochist
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noun,
Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- rhetorics
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noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- Masoretic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- Castroism
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noun,
the political, social, and revolutionary theories and policies advocated by Fidel Castro.
- stomacher
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noun,
a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- rhotacism
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noun,
Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- Christmas
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noun,
the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus: celebrated on December 25 and now generally observed as a legal holiday and an occasion for exchanging gifts.
- case-shot
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noun,
a collection of small projectiles in a case, to be fired from a cannon.
- chromates
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noun,
a salt of chromic acid, as potassium chromate, K 2 CrO 4 .
- Reichsrat
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noun,
German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- hematosis
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noun,
hematopoiesis.
- ceramists
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- chromites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- arthrosis
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noun,
Anatomy. junction of two or more bones of the skeleton; joint.
- massicot
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noun,
monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- maestros
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- amorists
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- tarsiers
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- isotherm
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noun,
Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- chromite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- isotachs
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- marchers
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noun,
a person who marches on foot:
- corsairs
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- semiarch
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noun,
a half arch.
- coasters
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- chromate
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noun,
a salt of chromic acid, as potassium chromate, K 2 CrO 4 .
- isochasm
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noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.
- atheisms
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- marishes
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noun,
a marsh.
- armories
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noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- horsecar
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noun,
a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- hematics
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- starches
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noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- stomachs
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food.
such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts.
any one of these sections.
- hamsters
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noun,
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
- echoisms
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noun,
onomatopoeia.
- haricots
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noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- earshots
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noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- Socrates
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noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- arterio-
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- smothers
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noun,
dense, stifling smoke.
- Stroheim
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noun,
Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- tachisms
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- cremator
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noun,
a person who cremates.
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- heritors
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noun,
inheritor.
- smirches
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noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- crosiers
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- armrests
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noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- Cassirer
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noun,
Ernst [urnst,, ernst] /ɜrnst,, ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1945, German philosopher.
- heroisms
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noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- armorist
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noun,
a person who is an expert at heraldry.
- chromat-
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- armoires
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- smartish
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adjective,
rather smart; fairly intelligent or quick-witted:
- smarties
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noun,
a smart aleck.
- Mercator
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noun,
Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- Chartism
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noun,
the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
- roasters
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- Charites
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plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- achiotes
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noun,
annatto.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- achroite
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noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- mortises
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- moschate
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adjective,
having a musky smell.
- chastise
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verb (used with object),
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- chamisos
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noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- chimeras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- Chartres
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral.
- acrotism
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noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- Charters
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- trichome
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- roisters
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- actorish
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adjective,
exaggeratedly theatrical; affected:
- rosaries
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- trisomes
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- theriacs
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- misteach
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verb (used with object),
to teach wrongly or badly.
- mishears
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verb (used with object),
to hear incorrectly or imperfectly:
- tracheo-
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- rhematic
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adjective,
pertaining to the formation of words.
- rhetoric
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noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- resistor
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noun,
a device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
- schmears
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noun,
a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- chrisoms
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noun,
chrism.
- Mitscher
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noun,
Marc Andrew, 1887–1947, U.S. naval officer and aviator.
- rearmost
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adjective,
farthest in the rear; last.
- Christo-
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- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- Chariot
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- stearo-
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- stomach
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food.
such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts.
any one of these sections.
- chamois
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noun,
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- chamiso
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noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- chaises
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- theisms
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noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- tachism
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- castors
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- cerato-
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- echoism
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noun,
onomatopoeia.
- streams
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- earshot
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noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- Tharsis
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noun,
Tarshish.
- chromas
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- crosier
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- chrisms
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noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- termors
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noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- cirrose
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adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- coarser
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adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- choreas
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noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- coheirs
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noun,
a joint heir.
- comates
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- chimera
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- charros
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noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- chimars
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noun,
chimere.
- chemist
-
noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- cheiro-
-
- corsets
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- coshers
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verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- costars
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- chasers
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noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- crashes
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noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- christs
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noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- charter
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- chromes
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noun,
chromium.
- heroism
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noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- schmear
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noun,
a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
- Samoset
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noun,
died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mortice
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mortars
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- scathes
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- mohairs
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- Mithras
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noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- mithers
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noun,
mother1 .
- misters
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- sachets
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noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- mishear
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verb (used with object),
to hear incorrectly or imperfectly:
- schmoes
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noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- miscast
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verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- Micheas
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noun,
Micah (defs 1, 2).
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotism
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noun,
the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus.
- screams
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Messiah
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noun,
the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- sachems
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noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- racists
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- remoras
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- rematch
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noun,
a second match between teams, challengers, etc.; return match.
- recasts
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Richter
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noun,
Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- ratches
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noun,
a ratchet.
- rasters
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- rashers
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noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- racisms
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- rosters
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noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- roaches
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- rochets
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- Roerich
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noun,
Nicholas Konstantinovich [nik-uh-luh s kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk ə ləs ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1947, Russian painter, archaeologist, and author; in the U.S. after 1920.
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- ostrich
-
noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- osmatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- oraches
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noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- mesarch
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adjective,
Botany. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from both the periphery and the center; having the older cells surrounded by the younger cells.
- Matisse
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- rhetors
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- smasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that smashes.
- Herriot
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1872–1957, French statesman, political leader, and author.
- heroics
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- heritor
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noun,
inheritor.
- heriots
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- hemato-
-
- hematic
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- smother
-
noun,
dense, stifling smoke.
- Harriet
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- Homeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- harries
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- harmost
-
noun,
a person serving the ancient Spartans as governor of a subject or conquered town.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- hamster
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
- Hamites
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noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- somites
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- sorites
-
noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- escorts
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- eschars
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- sitcoms
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- sirrahs
-
noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- matches
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- mastics
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- seismo-
-
- mashers
-
noun,
a person or thing that mashes.
- mascots
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- sematic
-
adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- marshes
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- marries
-
verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- Marches
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- marcher
-
noun,
a person who marches on foot:
- Sharrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sharon.
- hosiers
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- shastri
-
noun,
Lal Bahadur [lahl bah-hah-doo r] /lɑl bɑˈhɑ dʊər/ (Show IPA), 1904–66, Indian statesman: prime minister 1964–66.
- Sherris
-
noun,
sherry.
- isotach
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- isomers
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- shmears
-
noun, verb (used with object),
schmear.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Shorter
-
noun,
Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner.
- shortie
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- sierras
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- Cassite
-
noun,
Kassite.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- aitches
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- thorias
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- aristos
-
noun,
aristocrat.
- aristo-
-
- trimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- atomics
-
noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- torches
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- tochers
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- thermic
-
adjective,
thermal (def 1).
- actress
-
noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- carroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- at-home
-
noun,
Also, at home. a reception of visitors at certain hours at one's home.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- aorists
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- atheism
-
noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- Amherst
-
noun,
Jeffrey, Baron, 1717–97, British field marshal: governor general of British North America 1760–63.
- archers
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- armrest
-
noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- cahiers
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- arrests
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- Thermos
-
noun,
a vacuum bottle or similar container lined with an insulating material, such as polystyrene, to keep liquids hot or cold.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- arteri-
-
- thermo-
-
- arthro-
-
- trioses
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- thirams
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- camises
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- armoire
-
noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- trashes
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- archit.
-
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- tsarism
-
noun,
czarism.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- tricho-
-
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- Amorite
-
noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- Thraces
-
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.
- cashier
-
noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- Hamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Harris
-
noun,
Benjamin, c1660–c1720, English journalist who published the first newspaper in America 1690.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- scato-
-
- schism
-
noun,
division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- sacro-
-
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- Somers
-
- schema
-
noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- mochas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- arthr-
-
- harems
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- somat-
-
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- mohair
-
noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- stomas
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- tacho-
-
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hecto-
-
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Cromer
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Evelyn Baring.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- schist
-
noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- rrhoea
-
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- sachem
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- mither
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mithra
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- treasr
-
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- morass
-
noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- haemo-
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Mother
-
noun,
a female parent.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- storms
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- MSArch
-
- stichs
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- sarco-
-
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trich-
-
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Moriah
-
noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- assoc.
-
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Morris
-
noun,
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- mortar
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- tremor
-
noun,
involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- earths
-
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.
- Smiths
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- Storrs
-
noun,
a town in NE Connecticut.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- cross-
-
- mirths
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- shirrs
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- archi-
-
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- archt.
-
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- masto-
-
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- shirts
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- Mather
-
noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- shmear
-
noun, verb (used with object),
schmear.
- matri-
-
- shmoes
-
noun,
schmo.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- shoats
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- shoers
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- ihrams
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- shotes
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- MArchE
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- marish
-
noun,
a marsh.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- macro-
-
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Machos
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- masher
-
noun,
a person or thing that mashes.
- shames
-
noun,
shammes.
- shamir
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- March.
-
- shares
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- mashes
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- mashie
-
noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- Ithome
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 feet (802 meters).
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- shorts
-
noun,
something that is short.
- iatro-
-
- hemat-
-
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- metro-
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- histo-
-
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- micro-
-
- hiero-
-
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- smarts
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- smirch
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- Hermit
-
noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- smitch
-
noun,
smidgen.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- horsts
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- hostas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- sirrah
-
noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- horses
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- hoises
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- scrims
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- homers
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- scrams
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- hoists
-
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Rosser
-
noun,
a logger who peels the bark from, and often smooths one side of, a log so that it may be dragged easily.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- therms
-
noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- chrism
-
noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- choses
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- rasher
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- chori-
-
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- chroma
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- chirrs
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- chiro-
-
- Therma
-
noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- therm-
-
- chimar
-
noun,
chimere.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- chests
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chrom-
-
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- chemo-
-
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Thomas
-
noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Thess.
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- cirro-
-
- thiram
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- risers
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- termor
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- remora
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- cerat-
-
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- theism
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- Thames
-
noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- retro-
-
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- rhetor
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- cashes
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- chairs
-
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.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- aceto-
-
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- Chasse
-
noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- chases
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- charrs
-
noun,
char2 .
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- charro
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- charms
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- carrom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- recti-
-
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- rectos
-
- Chamos
-
noun,
Chemosh.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- Romish
-
adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- astro-
-
- ormers
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- coshes
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- 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.
- tarso-
-
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cometh
-
verb,
3rd person singular present indicative of come.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- matr-
-
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- sect.
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- troch
-
- math.
-
- rears
-
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mech.
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- rect.
-
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Recit
-
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mero-
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- masc.
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- aero-
-
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- semi-
-
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- rhoea
-
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- aeri-
-
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- rhet.
-
- semih
-
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- 30-30
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- orch.
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- mast-
-
- AMORC
-
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- octa-
-
- restr
-
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rrhea
-
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- oste-
-
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Miss.
-
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- miso-
-
- actos
-
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- scat-
-
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- treas
-
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Amer.
-
- meso-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- sarc-
-
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- acro-
-
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- meth-
-
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- acet-
-
- meta-
-
- Orth.
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- misc.
-
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- MSChE
-
- Scot.
-
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Mich.
-
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crim.
-
- crit.
-
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- theo-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- asst.
-
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- cores
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- atmo-
-
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- corr.
-
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- 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.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Esth.
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Srta.
-
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- ster.
-
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- 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.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stome
-
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ecto-
-
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- 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.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- char-
-
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- chem.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- theor
-
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Theos
-
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cath.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Comr.
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- tera-
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- tech.
-
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- tears
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- term.
-
- thio-
-
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- terr.
-
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- haem-
-
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- Isth.
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- hemi-
-
- arche
-
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- hemia
-
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- hemo-
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- smash
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- arith
-
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- areo-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- homes
-
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- hier-
-
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- shims
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- sito-
-
- hort.
-
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- hist.
-
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- hema-
-
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sero-
-
- Seric
-
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Arch.
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- asco-
-
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- IATSE
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- hect-
-
- seti-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- 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.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- mach.
-
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sech
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- ter.
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- shr.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sec.
-
- rit.
-
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Sem.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sam.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- SMSA
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- str.
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- thi-
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- SASE
-
- Sat.
-
- sci.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- tri-
-
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Ste.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sch.
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Tasm
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- tchr
-
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- 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.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- scr.
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 1080
-
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- 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.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- iso-
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- chm.
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- IMHO
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICSH
-
- cis-
-
- IMCO
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Chr.
-
- cir.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- chs.
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- met.
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mic.
-
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mar.
-
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- cat.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- cit.
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- etc.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- 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.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- 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.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Cres
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- HEAO
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Cort
-
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- hom-
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Cor.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hem-
-
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- crat
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- HMAS
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- meas
-
- aet.
-
- 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.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- acr-
-
- arr.
-
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- 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.
- Oct.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- asc-
-
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Aire
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- aer-
-
- osis
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- AIME
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ACTH
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- ASTM
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- ator
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- atm.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- ates
-
- ASSR
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- MSIE
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- asis
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ASME
-
- MSTS
-
- MSCE
-
- MSSc
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- atic
-
- msec
-
- MSHE
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- MSHA
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- mis-
-
- AEC
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- TSI
-
- CRS
-
- TSH
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- CSO
-
- EOM
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tro
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- EAM
-
- ECM
-
- ea.
-
- Ar.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- ae.
-
- ac-
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CSR
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- EIS
-
- STM
-
- ThM
-
- TCS
-
- AHE
-
- ast
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- TMO
-
- ASI
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- THC
-
- ASM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- CEO
-
- CEA
-
- ASR
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ct.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ch.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CAI
-
- TIA
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ATC
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- at.
-
- ase
-
- th-
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- tra
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TCA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- TRH
-
- AIC
-
- tr.
-
- ca.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CIM
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ARS
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- 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.
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- AMS
-
- CMA
-
- EMR
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- EMT
-
- Mt.
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- sc.
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSH
-
- MSI
-
- MST
-
- MTh
-
- MOR
-
- MTI
-
- SAR
-
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- SAE
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOI
-
- OCR
-
- SCS
-
- Mao
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- MHA
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MHE
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHR
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SCM
-
- MIT
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCS
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- OTS
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ROA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ROI
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- OEM
-
- oic
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- OIr
-
- ot-
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSS
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- HSM
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- HCM
-
- HCR
-
- SMS
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HMS
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- MSC
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- hrs
-
- hr.
-
- ETS
-
- ht.
-
- SST
-
- STI
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SSR
-
- ETR
-
- SSM
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- ETO
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- HST
-
- SMA
-
- TSS
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- 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.
- ier
-
- IHS
-
- IRS
-
- IOC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- sho
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- IRO
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- sht
-
- Hts
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ish
-
- SHA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- ics
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
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- ISA
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- io-
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- Ia.
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- ise
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- SIC
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ISR
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- Mc-
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- ist
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- IAS
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- ITA
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- RO
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- MH
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- RH
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- M.
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- AO
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- RI
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- OA
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- O.
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- i.
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- ic
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- TM
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- TC
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- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- SM
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- SA
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- S.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- CM
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- h.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- t.
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- CE
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- T1
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