Anagrams of cisterna
Word cisterna has
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that can be made by using the letters of cisterna.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- 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.
- centri-
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- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- instr.
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- inter.
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- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intra-
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- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- centi-
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- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerat-
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- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
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- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- arsen-
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- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- actin-
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- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trans.
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- recti-
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- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- taces
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noun,
tasset.
- tains
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- sect.
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- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- stria
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noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- IATSE
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- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- incas
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- crit.
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- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- sarc-
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- tears
-
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- tarns
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- satin
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- sanit
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- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Tanis
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noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tera-
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- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- reni-
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- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- nerts
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interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Srta.
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- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- narcs
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- nates
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noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nears
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- snare
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- seti-
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- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Siret
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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.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- nitr-
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- since
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adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- stain
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- incr.
-
- rect.
-
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rents
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noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reins
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noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Recit
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- stair
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noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- intr.
-
- ster.
-
- Iran.
-
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- stane
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Seric
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- scat-
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- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
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noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- treas
-
- Cenis
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noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- cent.
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aeri-
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- arces
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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.
- anti-
-
- airts
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noun,
a direction.
- cert.
-
- carns
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noun,
cairn.
- ante-
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anis-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- 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.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cant.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- acet-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- 30-30
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cine-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ARIS
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- asc-
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- NTIA
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- art.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ant.
-
- sci.
-
- RNAS
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- scr.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- ANSI
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ance
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tri-
-
- aet.
-
- 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.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- aer-
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- NIRA
-
- etc.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- CERN
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- cet-
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- cen.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- inae
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ens.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- cts.
-
- crat
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ter.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ctr.
-
- ten.
-
- enc.
-
- 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.
- cir.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ect-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Inc.
-
- str.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- ates
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- atic
-
- Sra.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- NCTE
-
- Cres
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- ins.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- int.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Can.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ire.
-
- Ste.
-
- TIA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sr.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- STI
-
- TSE
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TSI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- St.
-
- tra
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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).
- 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.
- tr.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sta
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- sc.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- ETR
-
- 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.
- ETS
-
- ANC
-
- SAR
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ean
-
- ASI
-
- CIA
-
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- ase
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEA
-
- CIE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CNS
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ARS
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Ir.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Re.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- 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.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- IRC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- ac-
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RCS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- ae.
-
- NEC
-
- ASN
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TN
-
- ic
-
- CE
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SA
-
- S.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- SN
-
- NI
-
- N.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NC
-