Anagrams of concessionary
Word concessionary has
1128 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of concessionary.
- 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:
- cessionary
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noun,
an assignee or grantee.
- coenosarc
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noun,
the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- occasions
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- Ascension
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noun,
the act of ascending; ascent.
- 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.
- 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.:
- accessory
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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.
- coercion
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- concerns
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- cancrine
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adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- Cyrenaic
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyrenaica.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- sonances
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- siroccos
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noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- 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.
- isocyano
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adjective,
containing an isocyano group.
- cryonics
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noun,
the deep-freezing of human bodies at death for preservation and possible revival in the future; cryostasis (def 1).
- isocracy
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noun,
a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- 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.
- occasion
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- cocinero
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noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- canoness
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noun,
a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow.
- arsenics
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- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- cooncans
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noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- erosions
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- cyanines
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noun,
any of several groups of dyes that make silver halide photographic plates sensitive to a wider color range.
- insnares
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- esconson
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noun,
sconcheon.
- cyanosis
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noun,
blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- 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.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- ariosos
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noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- orisons
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noun,
a prayer.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- 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.
- cooncan
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noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- 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.
- Connors
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noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- syrians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- concern
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- 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.
- 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.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- sirocco
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noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- 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.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- 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.
- sconces
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noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- 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.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carneys
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noun,
carny.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- cyanine
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noun,
any of several groups of dyes that make silver halide photographic plates sensitive to a wider color range.
- cycasin
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noun,
a naturally occurring toxic glucoside, C 8 H 16 N 2 O 7 , obtained from the seeds of cycad plants, carcinogenic in humans and other mammals.
- canonry
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- 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.
- nasions
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- cannery
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- cancion
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noun,
song.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- scanner
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noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- 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.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- arseno-
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- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Reynosa
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noun,
a city in N Tamaulipas, in E Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- crayons
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- sensory
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adjective,
of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- cranio-
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- racoons
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noun,
raccoon.
- 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.
- Crescas
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noun,
Hasdai [khahs-dahy] /ˈxɑs daɪ/ (Show IPA), 1340–1412? Jewish philosopher and theologian, born in Spain.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cryonic
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noun,
the deep-freezing of human bodies at death for preservation and possible revival in the future; cryostasis (def 1).
- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Rossiya
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noun,
Russian name of Russia.
- 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.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- 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.
- sinsyne
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adverb,
from that time; since then.
- syconia
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noun,
a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- 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)
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- 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).
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- ronions
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noun,
ronyon.
- ronyons
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noun,
a mangy creature.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- 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.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- 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.
- sonnies
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noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- 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.
- 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.
- necro-
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- cyano-
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- sinner
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noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- scorns
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- snares
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Nasser
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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.
- sennas
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noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- cyesis
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noun,
pregnancy.
- Cicero
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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.
- cooner
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noun,
coon dog.
- essoin
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- Sicyon
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noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- C-in-C
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- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- nasion
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- cynics
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noun,
a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.
- serosa
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noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- sienna
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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)
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- cyanic
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adjective,
blue: applied especially to a series of colors in flowers, including the blues and colors tending toward blue.
- snoose
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noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- 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.
- enosis
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noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- scions
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noun,
a descendant.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- sconce
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noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Nissan
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noun,
Nisan.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- censor
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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.
- eosins
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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.
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- cross-
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- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- scones
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Senora
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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.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Inness
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noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Erinys
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noun,
any of the Furies.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- corona
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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.
- Crosse
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noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- croons
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noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- seccos
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noun,
fresco secco.
- crasis
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noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- noesis
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noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- cranny
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- cocoas
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noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- coeno-
-
- cosecs
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noun,
cosecant.
- Connor
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noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- crayon
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- irones
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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.
- Syriac
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noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- sensor
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noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- senors
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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.
- Cosyra
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noun,
ancient name of Pantelleria.
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- senary
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adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- coneys
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noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- 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.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- ionone
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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.
- creasy
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adjective,
full of creases.
- seracs
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- conics
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noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- narco-
-
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Cronyn
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noun,
Hume, 1911–2003, Canadian actor in the U.S.
- Cronin
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noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- CRONIC
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noun,
very potent marijuana.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- ciscos
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Searcy
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noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- yearns
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Sennar
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noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- cooeys
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noun,
cooee.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- icono-
-
- Syrian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Cressy
-
noun,
Crécy (def 1).
- Conroe
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noun,
a town in E Texas.
- Season
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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.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- Saseno
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noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- arsons
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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.
- Onions
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noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- rayons
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noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- sarco-
-
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- Sarnen
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- sonars
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Assyr.
-
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- assoc.
-
- occas.
-
- socio-
-
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- soccer
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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.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- aeron.
-
- scares
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- 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.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Annecy
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haute-Savoie, in SE France.
- 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.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Sayers
-
noun,
Dorothy L(eigh) 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist.
- aniso-
-
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- anyone
-
pronoun,
any person at all; anybody:
- sacro-
-
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- say-so
-
noun,
one's personal statement or assertion.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- arsen-
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- annoys
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- 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.
- nonary
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- nooses
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- careys
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- caryo-
-
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- access
-
noun,
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance:
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- ronyon
-
noun,
a mangy creature.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- 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.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- Canyon
-
noun,
a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- 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.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- sero-
-
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sycon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall that is folded to form many short canals leading to the spongocoel.
- 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.
- 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.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- syces
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- 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.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Seric
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- icons
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- 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).
- Yenan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yanan.
- essay
-
noun,
a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- nano-
-
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- nosey
-
adjective,
nosy.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- noso-
-
- Nancy
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- naso-
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Noyes
-
noun,
Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nona-
-
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- 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.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- 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.).
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- nears
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- 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.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- 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.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sans.
-
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- 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.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- 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.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Iran.
-
- Yonne
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2881 sq. mi. (7460 sq. km). Capital: Auxerre.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- sarc-
-
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Cissy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- 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.
- 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.
- Sonny
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- areo-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Cynic
-
noun,
a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Cycas
-
noun,
any of several palmlike Old World tropical plants of the genus Cycas, some species of which are cultivated as ornamentals in warm climates.
- cyans
-
noun,
cyan blue.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- 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.
- cyan-
-
- sooey
-
interjection,
(a shout used in calling pigs.)
- cooey
-
noun,
cooee.
- Cons.
-
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conn.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- conc.
-
- sonsy
-
adjective,
strong and healthy; robust.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- annoy
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- anon.
-
- 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.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- 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.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- assn.
-
- 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.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- 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.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- 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.
- caco-
-
- Cayce
-
noun,
a town in central South Carolina.
- canny
-
adverb,
in a canny manner.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- canc.
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- snyes
-
noun,
a backwater.
- 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.
- asco-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- 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.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- 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.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- 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.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- coony
-
adjective,
sharp-witted and shrewd; wily; canny.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- soony
-
adjective,
sentimental; emotional.
- acro-
-
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- syncs
-
noun,
synchronization:
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- econ.
-
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- cryo-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Crecy
-
noun,
Also, Cressy. a village in N France, NNW of Reims: English victory over the French 1346.
- Sino-
-
- 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.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cracy
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- aero-
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- aeri-
-
- cores
-
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- ency.
-
- 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.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- 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.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- 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.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- 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.
- asis
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Soni
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acc.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RONA
-
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- cac-
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- soys
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- ASSR
-
- acr-
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RNAS
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- SASE
-
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ANSI
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- osis
-
- ano-
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Aire
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ancy
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ance
-
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- aer-
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oory
-
adjective,
ourie.
- 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.
- 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).
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oro-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- says
-
noun,
what a person says or has to say.
- ARIS
-
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- non-
-
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- inae
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 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.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- ins.
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Can.
-
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- 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 = .
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Cres
-
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- yrs.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- eco-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- syn-
-
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- enc.
-
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- Ens.
-
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- 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.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- 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).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Syr.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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).
- eso-
-
- ESIS
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- secy
-
- CERN
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- NIRA
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- NYSE
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- scr.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- sci.
-
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- 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-
-
- 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.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Nor.
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- ISSN
-
- sec.
-
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- iso-
-
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- 1080
-
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- RSE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SAE
-
- 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).
- RSA
-
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- Rs.
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- sc.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- se-
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SCS
-
- SRO
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sr.
-
- SAR
-
- So.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- RSS
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- eo-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- CSR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- CSO
-
- CSC
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- CRC
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ery
-
- CYO
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yer
-
- ier
-
- ROI
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ICC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- CNC
-
- CIE
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- aor
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ays
-
- 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.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- acy
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- cyc
-
noun,
cyclorama (def 2).
- CAI
-
- CIC
-
- CIA
-
- CEO
-
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- CCA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- cs.
-
- ARS
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- in.
-
- Yeo
-
- ine
-
- Oyo
-
noun,
a city in W Nigeria.
- oon
-
- 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.
- oo-
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OCC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 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.
- OAO
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- NSA
-
- REA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCN
-
- ory
-
- RCA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- 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.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- OSS
-
- OSO
-
- ose
-
- NSC
-
- OAS
-
- NRC
-
- ise
-
- ne-
-
- NCC
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NYC
-
- NCO
-
- ISR
-
- ISA
-
- NEC
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ior
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- 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
-
- NEA
-
- SSR
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NES
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NNE
-
- NIA
-
- NYA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- O.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- yr
-
- ry
-
- EI
-
- OA
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- RO
-
- AO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- N.
-
- SA
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- i.
-
- Y.
-
- ic
-
- CE
-
- ey
-
- NY
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-