Anagrams of concessionaries
Word concessionaries has
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that can be made by using the letters of concessionaries.
- concessionaires
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noun,
a person, group, or company to whom a concession has been granted, especially to operate a subsidiary business or service:
- concessionaire
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noun,
a person, group, or company to whom a concession has been granted, especially to operate a subsidiary business or service:
- ciceronians
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noun,
a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
- conciseness
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noun,
the quality of being concise.
- accessories
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noun,
a subordinate or supplementary part, object, or the like, used mainly for convenience, attractiveness, safety, etc., as a spotlight on an automobile or a lens cover on a camera.
- recessions
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- concession
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noun,
the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument:
- airinesses
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noun,
openness to the air:
- rescission
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noun,
the act of rescinding.
- isocracies
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noun,
a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
- Ciceronian
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noun,
a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
- ascensions
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noun,
the act of ascending; ascent.
- resonances
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noun,
the state or quality of being resonant.
- canonesses
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noun,
a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow.
- Secession
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noun,
an act or instance of seceding.
- incrosses
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- cicerones
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- recession
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- resonance
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noun,
the state or quality of being resonant.
- ecossaise
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noun,
a country-dance in quick duple meter.
- ensconces
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verb (used with object),
to settle securely or snugly:
- recisions
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- recension
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noun,
an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- Neisseria
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noun,
any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
- insincere
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adjective,
not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- scansions
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noun,
the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- coenosarc
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noun,
the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.
- occasions
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- conenoses
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noun,
any of several bloodsucking assassin bugs of the genus Triatoma, some of which inflict a painful bite and serve as vectors of Chagas' disease.
- concision
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noun,
concise quality; brevity; terseness.
- coercions
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- accession
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noun,
the act of coming into the possession of a right, title, office, etc.:
- canneries
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- narceines
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- Ascension
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noun,
the act of ascending; ascent.
- sirenians
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- sarcosine
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noun,
a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- increases
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- scission
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noun,
a cutting, dividing, or splitting; division; separation.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- arsenics
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- ensconce
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verb (used with object),
to settle securely or snugly:
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- caissons
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- cancrine
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adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- occasion
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- ensnares
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- sericins
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- canoness
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noun,
a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- conenose
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noun,
any of several bloodsucking assassin bugs of the genus Triatoma, some of which inflict a painful bite and serve as vectors of Chagas' disease.
- concerns
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- coercion
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- cooncans
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noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- cocinero
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noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- cocaines
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- narceine
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- necroses
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- easiness
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noun,
the quality or condition of being easy.
- cornices
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- cinerins
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- cicerone
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- cessions
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- sissonne
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noun,
a jump in which the dancer lands on one foot, with the other extended to the back, front, or side.
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- cassinos
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- caresses
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noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- siroccos
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noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- sonances
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- aniconic
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adjective,
not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.:
- Sorensen
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noun,
Soren Peter Lauritz [sœ-ruh n pey-tar lou-rits] /ˈsœ rən ˈpeɪ tær ˈlaʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1868–1939, Danish chemist: developed pH scale.
- scansion
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noun,
the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- accesses
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noun,
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance:
- esconson
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noun,
sconcheon.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- Ossianic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
- erosions
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- anserine
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adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- incisors
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- insnares
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- incienso
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noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- incenses
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- airiness
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noun,
openness to the air:
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- session
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noun,
the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business:
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- secerns
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- crosses
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noun,
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- ciscoes
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noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- seasons
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noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- seisins
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noun,
seizin.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- sooners
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noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Sassoon
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noun,
Siegfried (Loraine) [seeg-freed law-reyn,, loh-] /ˈsig frid lɔˈreɪn,, loʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1886–1967, English poet and novelist.
- Essonne
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noun,
a department in N France. 699 sq. mi. (1810 sq. km). Capital: Évry.
- eccrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- senoras
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- incises
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- sarsens
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Crescas
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noun,
Hasdai [khahs-dahy] /ˈxɑs daɪ/ (Show IPA), 1340–1412? Jewish philosopher and theologian, born in Spain.
- Corsica
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- creases
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- creance
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noun,
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
- ronions
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noun,
ronyon.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- cranio-
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- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- osseins
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- censors
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- cresses
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noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- sonnies
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noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- Cassini
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noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- serosas
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noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- raccoon
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noun,
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cinerin
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- soccers
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noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- ensnare
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- nasions
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- Connors
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noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- Onassis
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noun,
Aristotle Socrates, 1906–75, Greek businessman, born in Turkey.
- concern
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- sconces
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noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- Rossini
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noun,
Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- ascesis
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noun,
askesis.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- racoons
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noun,
raccoon.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- raisins
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- ionones
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- ariosos
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noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- science
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noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- sorosis
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noun,
a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry.
- scissor
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noun,
scissors.
- sirocco
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noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- arseno-
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- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- arsines
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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.
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- scanner
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noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- orisons
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noun,
a prayer.
- essoins
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- one-one
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adjective,
one-to-one (def 1).
- cancion
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noun,
song.
- Screens
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- caisson
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- sanseis
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- cooncan
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noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- senecas
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- siennas
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- acerose
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adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- coerces
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verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- oneness
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noun,
the quality of being one; singleness.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Sarnen
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- narco-
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- sarees
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noun,
sari.
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- iconic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Seneca
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- cosecs
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- seises
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- sarco-
-
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- icono-
-
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- sacro-
-
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Inness
-
noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- isseis
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- crisis
-
noun,
a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- sasins
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- seccos
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- cross-
-
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- assoc.
-
- Assisi
-
noun,
a town in E Umbria, in central Italy: birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- nooses
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- arsen-
-
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- occas.
-
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- aeron.
-
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Osiris
-
noun,
the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- access
-
noun,
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance:
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- snoose
-
noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Oenone
-
noun,
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- socio-
-
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- aniso-
-
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- nesses
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- C-in-C
-
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- 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.
- Riccio
-
noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- cocoas
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- sennas
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- coeno-
-
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- necro-
-
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- senses
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- ciscos
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- cesses
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- CASSIS
-
noun,
crème de cassis.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nano-
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- reni-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- naso-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- 30-30
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- nears
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Sans.
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- nona-
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- noso-
-
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Iran.
-
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- canc.
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- caco-
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Sino-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- sero-
-
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Seric
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- sines
-
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.
- assn.
-
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aero-
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 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.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- anon.
-
- asses
-
noun,
plural of ass1 .
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- 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.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- areo-
-
- 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.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- esses
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- 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.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- econ.
-
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- 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.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Cons.
-
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conn.
-
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- sarc-
-
- ician
-
- conc.
-
- icons
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- 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.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- cores
-
- 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.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sci.
-
- Sra.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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).
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sass
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- 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.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Soni
-
- osis
-
- SASE
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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).
- RONA
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- 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.
- RIIA
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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).
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- scr.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sec.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- EEOC
-
- eco-
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- oro-
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- INRI
-
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- eso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- ESIS
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Con.
-
- 1080
-
- ISSN
-
- ance
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- AISI
-
- asc-
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acc.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- cene
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cac-
-
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- iso-
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- neo-
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- OEEC
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- non-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 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.
- Nor.
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- RCN
-
- cr.
-
- RCA
-
- CIC
-
- 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.
- CIE
-
- 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.
- CAI
-
- cc.
-
- REA
-
- OSA
-
- ca.
-
- OIr
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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).
- Oc.
-
- oic
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEC
-
- CIA
-
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CCR
-
- CCA
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- CEO
-
- OCR
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- OAS
-
- 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).
- OAO
-
- OCS
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- OEO
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SSS
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ose
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- OSS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- OSO
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ACS
-
- 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.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- an.
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Sr.
-
- ac-
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- CNN
-
- ASI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ase
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ARS
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- 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.
- oo-
-
- 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.
- Re.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- RCS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- oon
-
- ANC
-
- CNC
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CNO
-
- ics
-
- ICC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ise
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Rs.
-
- Ia.
-
- IRC
-
- io-
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ROI
-
- RSE
-
- sc.
-
- CNS
-
- ess
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noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- NES
-
- RSA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SRO
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Ir.
-
- Ios
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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.
- ior
-
- SAE
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- NCC
-
- NEC
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- ne-
-
- ROA
-
- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ine
-
- RSS
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- NEA
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- SAR
-
- RNA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- NIA
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- eo-
-
- ISA
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- CSR
-
- CSO
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- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- CSC
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- CRC
-
- ean
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- nr.
-
- NCO
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- ISR
-
- NSC
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ea.
-
- 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.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ene
-
- IRO
-
- en-
-
- EIS
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- NNE
-
- eir
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- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- SCS
-
- IRS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- NOC
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- So.
-
- 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.
- NI
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AO
-
- S.
-
- NC
-
- i.
-
- SA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- N.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RO
-
- CE
-
- ic
-
- SN
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .