Anagrams of confectionaries
Word confectionaries has
2524 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of confectionaries.
- confectioners
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noun,
a person who makes or sells candies and, sometimes, ice cream, cakes, etc.
- interoceanic
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adjective,
connecting or between oceans:
- confectioner
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells candies and, sometimes, ice cream, cakes, etc.
- fornications
-
noun,
voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
- Consecration
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noun,
the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.
- infarctions
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noun,
the formation of an infarct.
- concretions
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noun,
the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
- confections
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noun,
a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
- incinerates
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verb (used with object),
to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.
- ciceronians
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noun,
a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
- concertinas
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noun,
a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- oceanfronts
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noun,
the land along the shore of an ocean.
- fornication
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noun,
voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
- infractions
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noun,
breach; violation; infringement:
- conoscenti
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plural noun,
cognoscenti.
- feneration
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noun,
the lending of money on interest.
- fantoccini
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plural noun,
puppets or marionettes manipulated by strings, wires, or mechanical devices.
- concretion
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noun,
the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
- interfaces
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noun,
a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- confection
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noun,
a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
- ectocornea
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noun,
the outer layer of the cornea.
- confiscate
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adjective,
seized or appropriated, as for public use.
- containers
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- connecters
-
noun,
connector.
- nectarines
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- infrasonic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a sound wave with a frequency below the audio-frequency range.
- infantries
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noun,
soldiers or military units that fight on foot, in modern times typically with rifles, machine guns, grenades, mortars, etc., as weapons.
- infarction
-
noun,
the formation of an infarct.
- infraction
-
noun,
breach; violation; infringement:
- consecrate
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adjective,
consecrated; sacred.
- creatinine
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noun,
a crystalline end product of creatine metabolism, C 4 H 7 N 3 O, occurring in urine, muscle, and blood.
- consociate
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adjective, noun, verb (used without object),
associate.
- concertina
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noun,
a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- Cistercian
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noun,
a member of an order of monks and nuns founded in 1098 at Citeaux, near Dijon, France, under the rule of St. Benedict.
- fornicates
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- refinances
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verb (used with object),
to finance again.
- octonaries
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noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- Ciceronian
-
noun,
a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
- oceanfront
-
noun,
the land along the shore of an ocean.
- incinerate
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verb (used with object),
to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.
- concertino
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noun,
a short concerto.
- transience
-
noun,
transient state or quality.
- ferocities
-
noun,
a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness.
- caen-stone
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noun,
a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- increscent
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adjective,
increasing or waxing, as the moon.
- fictioneer
-
noun,
a writer of fiction, especially a prolific one whose works are of mediocre quality.
- fornicate
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- Francisco
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Francis.
- cretonnes
-
noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- crocoites
-
noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- secretion
-
noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- serotonin
-
noun,
a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes.
- encrinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- Firestone
-
noun,
a fire-resisting stone, especially a kind of sandstone used in fireplaces, furnaces, etc.
- entrances
-
noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- footraces
-
noun,
a race run by contestants on foot.
- esoterica
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plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- anti-icer
-
noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- anorectic
-
noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- Finistere
-
noun,
a department in W France. 2714 sq. mi. (7030 sq. km). Capital: Quimper.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- seriation
-
noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- financier
-
noun,
a person skilled or engaged in managing large financial operations, whether public or corporate.
- factories
-
noun,
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- intonacos
-
noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- cicerones
-
noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- cofactors
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of various organic or inorganic substances necessary to the function of an enzyme.
- coercions
-
noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- coenosarc
-
noun,
the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.
- coactions
-
noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- circinate
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adjective,
made round; ring-shaped.
- canescent
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adjective,
covered with whitish or grayish pubescence, as certain plants.
- tenancies
-
noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- canneries
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- concenter
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or converge to a common center; concentrate.
- certosina
-
noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- certifies
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verb (used with object),
to attest as certain; give reliable information of; confirm:
- centiares
-
noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- canonries
-
noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- carotenes
-
noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- carnitine
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noun,
a dipolar compound that occurs in muscle and liver and is involved in the transport of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane.
- carnifies
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verb (used with object),
to form or turn into flesh.
- conations
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- concentre
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verb (used with or without object),
concenter.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- Constance
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noun,
Lake. German Boden·see. a lake in W Europe, bounded by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 46 miles (74 km) long; 207 sq. mi. (536 sq. km).
- artifices
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noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- cortisone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- coronitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- corantoes
-
noun,
courante.
- tanneries
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noun,
a place where tanning is carried on.
- container
-
noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- concertos
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- sea-front
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noun,
an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- ton-force
-
noun,
two thousand pound-force. Abbreviation: tonf.
- connector
-
noun,
a person or thing that connects.
- connecter
-
noun,
connector.
- coniferin
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noun,
a grayish-white, water-soluble powder, C 16 H 22 O 8 ⋅2H 2 O, obtained from the cambium of coniferous trees and from asparagus: used chiefly in the manufacture of vanillin.
- confronts
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verb (used with object),
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose:
- concretes
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noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- concision
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noun,
concise quality; brevity; terseness.
- frication
-
noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- Cantonese
-
noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
- frontenis
-
noun,
a Latin American game, resembling squash, played with rackets and a hard rubber ball on a three-walled court similar to a jai alai court.
- nicotines
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- incretion
-
noun,
a substance, as a hormone, that is secreted internally.
- inertance
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noun,
the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
- infancies
-
noun,
the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
- iterances
-
noun,
iteration.
- infection
-
noun,
an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- acetifies
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verb (used with or without object),
to turn into vinegar; make or become acetous.
- insertion
-
noun,
the act of inserting:
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- Nierstein
-
noun,
a village in SW central Germany, SSE of Mainz: noted for its wines.
- insincere
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adjective,
not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- Nestorian
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noun,
one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- resonance
-
noun,
the state or quality of being resonant.
- interface
-
noun,
a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- neoterics
-
noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- acre-foot
-
noun,
a unit of volume of water in irrigation: the amount covering one acre to a depth of one foot, equal to 43,560 cubic feet.
- intorsion
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noun,
a twisting about an axis or fixed point, as of the stem of a plant.
- nectarine
-
noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- ironstone
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noun,
any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
- Rosinante
-
noun,
the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- narcotics
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- isooctane
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noun,
the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- narceines
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- rotenones
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- afternoon
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noun,
the time from noon until evening.
- sacrifice
-
noun,
the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- refection
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noun,
refreshment, especially with food or drink.
- refinance
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verb (used with object),
to finance again.
- scot-free
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adjective,
completely free from harm, restraint, punishment, or obligation:
- renascent
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adjective,
being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- rectifies
-
verb (used with object),
to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct:
- Toscanini
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- accentors
-
noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- recension
-
noun,
an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
- resection
-
noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- accretion
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noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- conenose
-
noun,
any of several bloodsucking assassin bugs of the genus Triatoma, some of which inflict a painful bite and serve as vectors of Chagas' disease.
- Teresian
-
noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- neoteric
-
noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- neonates
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- confects
-
noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- confines
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- nicotine
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- Teresina
-
noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- conifers
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- confront
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verb (used with object),
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose:
- ostracon
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- concrete
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noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- ternions
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Nearctic
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- recision
-
noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- connects
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- connotes
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- narcotic
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- narceine
-
noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- rotenone
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- cinerins
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- Oresteia
-
noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- cofactor
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of various organic or inorganic substances necessary to the function of an enzyme.
- resinate
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- cineaste
-
noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- occasion
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- coaction
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- resonant
-
noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- 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.
- cocinero
-
noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- resonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- coercion
-
noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- Notornis
-
noun,
a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
- notifies
-
verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- centners
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- cicerone
-
noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- conation
-
noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- notecase
-
noun,
billfold.
- conceits
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- nonaries
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- concents
-
noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- concerns
-
noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- nitroso-
-
- niteries
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- nineties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- concerto
-
noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- Socinian
-
noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- concerts
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- coitions
-
noun,
coitus.
- corantos
-
noun,
courante.
- iterance
-
noun,
iteration.
- sericite
-
noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- fineries
-
noun,
fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
- Increase
-
noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- finances
-
noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- increate
-
adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- fication
-
- fiancees
-
noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- sericate
-
adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- ferities
-
noun,
a wild, untamed, or uncultivated state.
- incienso
-
noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- cantoris
-
adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- inertias
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- serotine
-
noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- fastener
-
noun,
any of various devices for fastening.
- farinose
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adjective,
yielding farina.
- sinfonia
-
noun,
a symphony.
- infantes
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- faiences
-
noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- finestra
-
noun,
an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- incenter
-
noun,
the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
- sirenian
-
noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- ice-foot
-
noun,
(in polar regions) a belt of ice frozen to the shore, formed chiefly as a result of the rise and fall of the tides.
- friction
-
noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- frontons
-
noun,
a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.
- frenetic
-
adjective,
frantic; frenzied.
- Scranton
-
noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- Francine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- Fraction
-
noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- secretin
-
noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- Fostoria
-
noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- scienter
-
noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- senorita
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- inaction
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- fornenst
-
preposition,
next to; near to:
- forensic
-
noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- forecast
-
verb (used with object),
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
- footrace
-
noun,
a race run by contestants on foot.
- fontinas
-
noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- seicento
-
noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- scenario
-
noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- infarcts
-
noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- Estonian
-
noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- Sainfoin
-
noun,
a Eurasian plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of pink flowers, used for forage.
- sarcenet
-
noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- internes
-
noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- intonaco
-
noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- Creation
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- intrans.
-
- creatine
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- Cranston
-
noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- crannies
-
noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- cosecant
-
noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- cortico-
-
- Crescent
-
noun,
a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
- Iscariot
-
noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- coronate
-
adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- cornices
-
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.
- Friesian
-
adjective, noun,
Frisian.
- isotonic
-
adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- cooncans
-
noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- contains
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- sanction
-
noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- creosote
-
noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- cretonne
-
noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- esoteric
-
adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- sonorant
-
noun,
a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- Socratic
-
noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- softener
-
noun,
Chemistry.
any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity.
water softener.
- erection
-
noun,
the act of erecting.
- infracts
-
verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- entrance
-
noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- entrains
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- ensconce
-
verb (used with object),
to settle securely or snugly:
- enforces
-
verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- enations
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- crinites
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- Einstein
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1879–1955, German physicist, U.S. citizen from 1940: formulator of the theory of relativity; Nobel Prize 1921.
- soricine
-
adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- ectosarc
-
noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- ecotones
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- Stefanie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- instance
-
noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- crocoite
-
noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- croceins
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- fenestra
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear.
- ratifies
-
verb (used with object),
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
- acescent
-
adjective,
turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.
- canteens
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- triennia
-
noun,
a period of three years.
- arsenite
-
noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- arenites
-
noun,
psammite.
- canonist
-
noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- canotier
-
noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- aerifies
-
verb (used with object),
to aerate.
- accretes
-
adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- anserine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- canister
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- aoristic
-
adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- aconites
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- acentric
-
adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- acrostic
-
noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- accentor
-
noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- aniconic
-
adjective,
not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.:
- actinons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- artifice
-
noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- acetones
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- cancrine
-
adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- ancients
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- actinic
-
adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- fascine
-
noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- concise
-
adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- fairies
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- iatrics
-
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- tinners
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- fancier
-
noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- concert
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- fancies
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- concern
-
noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- foetors
-
noun,
fetor.
- entrain
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- crenate
-
adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- factors
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- faction
-
noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- confine
-
noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- confers
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- arseno-
-
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- faience
-
noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- Frannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- confect
-
noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- fronto-
-
- Franco-
-
- conceit
-
noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- concent
-
noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- farcies
-
noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- Forseti
-
noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- refines
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- infects
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- Frisian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
- icteric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- Farnese
-
noun,
Alessandro [ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of Parma, 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat.
- cocaine
-
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.
- refects
-
verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- Faroese
-
noun,
Faeroese.
- ronions
-
noun,
ronyon.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- coerces
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- fanions
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- one-one
-
adjective,
one-to-one (def 1).
- Oneonta
-
noun,
a city in E central New York.
- actino-
-
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- faconne
-
noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- reifies
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing:
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Inferno
-
noun,
hell; the infernal regions.
- coniine
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Francie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- arctics
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- Francis
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- cooncan
-
noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- neatens
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- neonate
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- notions
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- tonners
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- fronton
-
noun,
a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.
- erosion
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- Corsica
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- frontis
-
noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- ascetic
-
noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- coronas
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- cornice
-
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.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- facient
-
- infract
-
verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- interns
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- sirocco
-
noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- connote
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- Connors
-
noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- creance
-
noun,
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- connect
-
adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- refaces
-
verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- conifer
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- natrons
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- cranio-
-
- snifter
-
noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contra-
-
- Ericson
-
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).
- Sno-Cat
-
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- accrete
-
adjective,
Botany. grown together.
- interne
-
noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- constr.
-
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- accents
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- forties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- fiction
-
noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- stearo-
-
- raccoon
-
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.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- antero-
-
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Finance
-
noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- introns
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Fontina
-
noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- insofar
-
adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- centare
-
noun,
centiare.
- encores
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- centric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- cerato-
-
- cerates
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- enfaces
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- Ironton
-
noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- fiacres
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- centri-
-
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- centres
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- stereo-
-
- fiancee
-
noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- fiances
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- centner
-
noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- transf.
-
- intens.
-
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- ecotone
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- nifties
-
noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- eftsoon
-
adverb,
soon afterward.
- Freesia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- ionones
-
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.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Fonseca
-
noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- finites
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- frenate
-
adjective,
having a frenum or frenulum.
- canteen
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- infante
-
noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- eccrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- Ionesco
-
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.
- sterno-
-
- centro-
-
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- afreets
-
noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- infares
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- entero-
-
- cinerin
-
noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- enteric
-
noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- ciceros
-
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.
- enteron
-
noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- footers
-
noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- ensnare
-
verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- fencers
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- rennets
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- tenners
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- crocein
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- orectic
-
adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- cancion
-
noun,
song.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- sciatic
-
noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- forints
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orifice
-
noun,
an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- aristo-
-
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- science
-
noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- crotons
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- intense
-
adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- insnare
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- isation
-
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- cerotic
-
adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- footsie
-
noun,
Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- incense
-
noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- fenster
-
noun,
an erosional break in an overthrust rock sheet, exposing the rocks that underlie the sheet.
- frantic
-
adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- enforce
-
verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- fennecs
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- infarct
-
noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- festoon
-
noun,
a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- enface
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- enserf
-
verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- inter.
-
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- enter-
-
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- francs
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- aeron.
-
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- intro.
-
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- footer
-
noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- footie
-
noun,
footsie.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- fester
-
noun,
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ferine
-
adjective,
feral1 .
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- intra-
-
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- fennec
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- fences
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- fencer
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- feirie
-
adjective,
healthy; strong.
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- fierce
-
adjective,
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Finnic
-
noun,
a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Lapp, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- sarco-
-
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- facete
-
adjective,
facetious.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- faeces
-
noun,
feces.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- necro-
-
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- escent
-
- socio-
-
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- eroto-
-
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- faerie
-
noun,
the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- aniso-
-
- sacro-
-
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- actin-
-
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- narco-
-
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- fanons
-
noun,
a maniple.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- instr.
-
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- C-in-C
-
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- citric
-
adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- 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.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- afreet
-
noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- osteo-
-
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- recti-
-
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- rectos
-
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- reface
-
verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- infin.
-
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- iatro-
-
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- refect
-
verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- tarso-
-
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- icono-
-
- refine
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- cocoas
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- coeno-
-
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- 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.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- scato-
-
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- afters
-
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- certif
-
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- cerat-
-
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- centr-
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- trans.
-
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centi-
-
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Recife
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- critic
-
noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- nonfat
-
adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- arsen-
-
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- costo-
-
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- aceto-
-
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- freest
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- stacc.
-
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- nitro-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- fresco
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- cteno-
-
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- nocti-
-
- steno-
-
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- occas.
-
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contin
-
- scoto-
-
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- COSINE
-
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.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- infra-
-
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- Oenone
-
noun,
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- contr.
-
- foetor
-
noun,
fetor.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Riccio
-
noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- intr.
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- scat-
-
- inst.
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- init.
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- 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.
- aero-
-
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- aeri-
-
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octo-
-
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reni-
-
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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.
- noso-
-
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- acet-
-
- 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.
- noto-
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- acct.
-
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rect.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Recit
-
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- 30-30
-
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- 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.
- onto-
-
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oste-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- 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.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- ition
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- nano-
-
- istic
-
- actos
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sanit
-
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- sarc-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- naso-
-
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nitr-
-
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- noct-
-
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nona-
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.).
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- 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.
- 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.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- nears
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- roofs
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- 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.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- 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.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Afro-
-
- feti-
-
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- 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.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- tono-
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- 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.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Cons.
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonia
-
- Const
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- cont.
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- coofs
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cores
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- crit.
-
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- ento-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- areo-
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- 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.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Srta.
-
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- ster.
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- econ.
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- 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.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cent.
-
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- 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.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- teno-
-
- tera-
-
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- 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.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Cant.
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Tenn.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- conc.
-
- caco-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- conf.
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- astr.
-
- Conn.
-
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cine-
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- tears
-
- canc.
-
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- 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.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ecto-
-
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- fires
-
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- anon.
-
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- 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.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Foote
-
noun,
Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
- annot
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- fore-
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- seti-
-
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- anti-
-
- Seric
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- ante-
-
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- icons
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Scot.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- IATSE
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- treas
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- anis-
-
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- fort.
-
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- sect.
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Freon
-
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- Fris.
-
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- sito-
-
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- 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.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Sino-
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Sra.
-
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- sec.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tri-
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ten.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Ste.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ref.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- sci.
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- scr.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- RONA
-
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ter.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- 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.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tron
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- RIIA
-
- tonn
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- rit.
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- tRNA
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- RNAS
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Sat.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- str.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- tion
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- 1080
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- cit.
-
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Frs.
-
- frt.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- IOOF
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Fri.
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- cis-
-
- ICAO
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- FOIA
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- for.
-
- 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.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- FRCS
-
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- inae
-
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- EEOC
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cene
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- iso-
-
- cen.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- itis
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- 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.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Inf.
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- CERN
-
- 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 = .
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- cet-
-
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- cts.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ctr.
-
- fac.
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- eco-
-
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- ect-
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- 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.
- FICA
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fict
-
- 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.
- Fin.
-
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Cort
-
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- FCIC
-
- crat
-
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- fec.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- FERA
-
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- CanF
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Can.
-
- NTIA
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- not-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- 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.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- non-
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- AFSC
-
- nos-
-
- Nor.
-
- 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.
- aer-
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- 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.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Aire
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Ont.
-
- afr-
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- 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.
- AISI
-
- aet.
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ano-
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ann.
-
- oro-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Oct.
-
- OEEC
-
- ance
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oto-
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- acc.
-
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- neo-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NCTE
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- ator
-
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- cac-
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atic
-
- 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.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- NIRA
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- ates
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- RCAF
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- EEC
-
- TSE
-
- AEF
-
- Sta
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- EEO
-
- eo-
-
- AEC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AFS
-
- TSI
-
- St.
-
- 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.
- AFC
-
- ean
-
- CRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ae.
-
- ea.
-
- CSF
-
- CSC
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CTC
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- trf
-
- STI
-
- Tro
-
- ac-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ACS
-
- Ar.
-
- ec-
-
- ctf
-
- an.
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ECA
-
- ECF
-
- Af.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- aor
-
- CRC
-
- CFO
-
- cf.
-
- cc.
-
- CAF
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CFA
-
- CFI
-
- CFR
-
- CEO
-
- cfs
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CIA
-
- ATC
-
- CIC
-
- CIE
-
- CIF
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- ast
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- tfr
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CCA
-
- cr.
-
- CCR
-
- ct.
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CEA
-
- CEC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEF
-
- cs.
-
- at.
-
- ASR
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- tra
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- tr.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- 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.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- AIC
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ASN
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CNC
-
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- TCS
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- TCA
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sr.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ef-
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- NCO
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- NSF
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ose
-
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NFC
-
- NFS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ITA
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SAR
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ist
-
- ote
-
- ITC
-
- RTF
-
- ite
-
- SAE
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- OTA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- ot-
-
- OSO
-
- RTS
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- IOT
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- OTC
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ONR
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OAO
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OSA
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- of-
-
- OFr
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OSF
-
- ons
-
- ROI
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- 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.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ROA
-
- OOT
-
- RNA
-
- NNE
-
- oon
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- nr.
-
- Oc.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- RFC
-
- RFA
-
- 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-
-
- Ir.
-
- 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.
- ONI
-
- FAO
-
- ETS
-
- RCN
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- fo.
-
- RAF
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- ETO
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- FCA
-
- FCC
-
- FCS
-
- 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).
- Sfc
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ETR
-
- RCA
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SOF
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ESR
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- ICC
-
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- ics
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- FSA
-
- OTS
-
- IFC
-
- SCF
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IOC
-
- sc.
-
- IOF
-
- 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 = .
- FET
-
- FSR
-
- RCS
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Fia
-
- fic
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- 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).
- FIO
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Re.
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- FOS
-
- FRC
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- ONF
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- FOT
-
- R.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AO
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
-
- OA
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- FE
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FC
-
- TC
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- SN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- fn
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NF
-
- O.
-
- RF
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RO
-
- TN
-
- CE
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- i.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ic
-
- SF
-