Anagrams of confectionary
Word confectionary has
1206 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of confectionary.
- forty-nine
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noun,
a cardinal number, 40 plus 9.
- 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.
- concertino
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noun,
a short concerto.
- oceanfront
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noun,
the land along the shore of an ocean.
- concretion
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noun,
the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
- confection
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noun,
a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
- ancientry
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noun,
Archaic.
ancient character or style.
ancient times.
- acre-foot
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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.
- ton-force
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noun,
two thousand pound-force. Abbreviation: tonf.
- afternoon
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noun,
the time from noon until evening.
- forty-one
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noun,
a cardinal number, 40 plus 1.
- accretion
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noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- connector
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noun,
a person or thing that connects.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- fornicate
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- anorectic
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noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- Cyrenaic
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyrenaica.
- cancrine
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adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- 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.
- octonary
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noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- 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.
- intonaco
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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.
- infantry
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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.
- footrace
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noun,
a race run by contestants on foot.
- coaction
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- ice-foot
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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.
- cocinero
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noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- coercion
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- cofactor
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of various organic or inorganic substances necessary to the function of an enzyme.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- concerto
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- confront
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verb (used with object),
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose:
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- cortico-
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- ferocity
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noun,
a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- crocoite
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- Francine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- enactory
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adjective,
of or relating to an enactment that creates new rights and obligations.
- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- accentor
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- confine
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- concent
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noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- concern
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- concert
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- acetify
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verb (used with or without object),
to turn into vinegar; make or become acetous.
- Torenia
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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.
- Francie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- confect
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noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- Oneonta
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noun,
a city in E central New York.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- centro-
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- Franco-
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- conifer
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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.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- connote
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- raccoon
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noun,
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- contra-
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- cooncan
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noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- coontie
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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.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- acetoin
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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.
- Frannie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- Fonteyn
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noun,
Dame Margot [mahr-goh] /ˈmɑr goʊ/ (Show IPA), (Margaret Hookham) 1919–91, English ballerina.
- cyanite
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noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- centri-
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- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- nectary
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- cerato-
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- Ironton
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noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- cartoon
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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.
- certify
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verb (used with object),
to attest as certain; give reliable information of; confirm:
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- carnify
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verb (used with object),
to form or turn into flesh.
- cyanine
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noun,
any of several groups of dyes that make silver halide photographic plates sensitive to a wider color range.
- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- Inferno
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noun,
hell; the infernal regions.
- infarct
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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.
- infante
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- infancy
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noun,
the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
- actino-
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- canonry
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- aconite
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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.
- cannery
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- fronton
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noun,
a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.
- fronto-
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- actinon
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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.
- cancion
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noun,
song.
- Fontina
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- connect
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- tenancy
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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.
- cortina
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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.
- facient
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- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- Finance
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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.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- cranio-
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- tinnery
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noun,
tinworks.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- factory
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noun,
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- cryonic
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noun,
the deep-freezing of human bodies at death for preservation and possible revival in the future; cryostasis (def 1).
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- tannery
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noun,
a place where tanning is carried on.
- fancier
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noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- faconne
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noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- rectify
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verb (used with object),
to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct:
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- antero-
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- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- Coryate
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noun,
Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- icono-
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- narco-
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- Factor
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- infant
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noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- iatro-
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- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- fainty
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adjective,
feeling faint; about to lose consciousness.
- Yentai
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- cteno-
-
- infare
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Citron
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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.
- cerat-
-
- C-in-C
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- infect
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- ionone
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- eroto-
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- intro.
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- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- cyanic
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adjective,
blue: applied especially to a series of colors in flowers, including the blues and colors tending toward blue.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- certif
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- fanion
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noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- enroot
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- cyano-
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- inter.
-
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Cicero
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- infra-
-
- intron
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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.
- foetor
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noun,
fetor.
- CRONIC
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noun,
very potent marijuana.
- tonner
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- corona
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- finery
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noun,
fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
- Finney
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noun,
Charles Grandison [gran-di-suh n] /ˈgræn dɪ sən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1875, U.S. clergyman and educator.
- centi-
-
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- Connor
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noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- contin
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- contr.
-
- Forney
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noun,
a steam locomotive having no front truck, four driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cooner
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noun,
coon dog.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- footie
-
noun,
footsie.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- footer
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noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- accent
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- Croton
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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.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- coeno-
-
- Cronyn
-
noun,
Hume, 1911–2003, Canadian actor in the U.S.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- coyote
-
noun,
Also called prairie wolf. a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, Canis latrans, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and its slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- aceto-
-
- 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.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Troyon
-
noun,
Constant [kawn-stahn] /kɔ̃ˈstɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1813–65, French painter.
- fiance
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- ferity
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noun,
a wild, untamed, or uncultivated state.
- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cranny
-
noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- crayon
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- crafty
-
adjective,
skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- centr-
-
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- 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:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- 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.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- oocyte
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noun,
an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- 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.
- ratify
-
verb (used with object),
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- notify
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verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- 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.
- notary
-
noun,
notary public.
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- 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.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Canyon
-
noun,
a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- aerify
-
verb (used with object),
to aerate.
- tycoon
-
noun,
a person of great wealth, influence, or power; magnate:
- aeron.
-
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- ronyon
-
noun,
a mangy creature.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- 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.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- 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.
- anyone
-
pronoun,
any person at all; anybody:
- Annecy
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haute-Savoie, in SE France.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- recti-
-
- Tyrian
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adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Antony
-
noun,
Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- Tyrone
-
noun,
a former administrative county in W Northern Ireland: replaced by several new districts 1973.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- intra-
-
- ninety
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- nicety
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nocti-
-
- cecity
-
noun,
blindness.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- nitro-
-
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- 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.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- nycti-
-
- 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.
- nitery
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- nycto-
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- nonary
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- caryo-
-
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- nonfat
-
adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- actin-
-
- necro-
-
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- toyon
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ferny
-
adjective,
pertaining to, consisting of, or like ferns:
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- feti-
-
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- 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.
- Fenny
-
adjective,
marshy.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- tinny
-
adjective,
of or like tin.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ency.
-
- tera-
-
- reni-
-
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- reify
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into or regard as a concrete thing:
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- 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.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- fiery
-
adjective,
consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire:
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Nancy
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- 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:
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- teno-
-
- faery
-
noun,
faerie.
- Fancy
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- fairy
-
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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ento-
-
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Tenn.
-
- 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.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- farcy
-
noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- nano-
-
- 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.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- nifty
-
noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- rooty
-
noun,
bread.
- Fanny
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- noto-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- noct-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- octa-
-
- octo-
-
- Freya
-
noun,
the goddess of love and fertility, sister of Frey, daughter of Njord; one of the Vanir.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- 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.
- onco-
-
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onto-
-
- nona-
-
- Freon
-
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- Yenan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yanan.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- iatry
-
- tonia
-
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- tono-
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- 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.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Finny
-
adjective,
pertaining to or abounding in fish.
- Foote
-
noun,
Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- footy
-
adjective,
poor; worthless; paltry.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- foray
-
noun,
a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder:
- foyer
-
noun,
the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- Recit
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Yonne
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2881 sq. mi. (7460 sq. km). Capital: Auxerre.
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- 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.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- nitr-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- forty
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- fort.
-
- intr.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- fore-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- cine-
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Canty
-
adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- aeri-
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cooty
-
noun,
cootie1 .
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- cryo-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Crecy
-
noun,
Also, Cressy. a village in N France, NNW of Reims: English victory over the French 1346.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Cant.
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- canc.
-
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- cracy
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canny
-
adverb,
in a canny manner.
- 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.
- 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.
- coony
-
adjective,
sharp-witted and shrewd; wily; canny.
- cooey
-
noun,
cooee.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- Afro-
-
- 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.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- cero-
-
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- cert.
-
- cyto-
-
- 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.
- cyan-
-
- 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.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- Conn.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- conf.
-
- conc.
-
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- aero-
-
- 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.
- cent.
-
- 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.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Afyon
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey.
- 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.
- crit.
-
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- annoy
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- acet-
-
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- 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.
- caco-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- ante-
-
- acity
-
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- areo-
-
- anon.
-
- acct.
-
- atory
-
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- ation
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- 30-30
-
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Cynic
-
noun,
a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Cayce
-
noun,
a town in central South Carolina.
- acro-
-
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- annot
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- RONA
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- CERN
-
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- oro-
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- not-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- 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.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- atic
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ance
-
- ancy
-
- Ire.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- 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.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- int.
-
- 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.
- art.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- cet-
-
- 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.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- oto-
-
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- Ceto
-
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- rit.
-
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- 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.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- ofay
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a white person.
- ref.
-
- 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.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- 1080
-
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- non-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- NIRA
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- cat.
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ant.
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- CanF
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- Can.
-
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Oct.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ano-
-
- cac-
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- 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.
- 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).
- ator
-
- neo-
-
- 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.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- cen.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- NCTE
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oory
-
adjective,
ourie.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Ont.
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ann.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- NTIA
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Fin.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fyce
-
noun,
feist.
- FICA
-
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- 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.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- crat
-
- 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.
- FERA
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- fec.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- 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.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cort
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- for.
-
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- FOIA
-
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- 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.
- tion
-
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- FCIC
-
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- etc.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- tri-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tRNA
-
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- EFTA
-
- tron
-
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- enc.
-
- acc.
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- 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.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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-
-
- tonn
-
- 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.
- 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.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- ctr.
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fac.
-
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- 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.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- frt.
-
- aet.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- IOOF
-
- ter.
-
- afr-
-
- Yafo
-
noun,
Jaffa.
- Inc.
-
- Fri.
-
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- ICAO
-
- inae
-
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ten.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Frye
-
noun,
(Herman) Northrop, 1912–91, Canadian literary critic and educator.
- cyte
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- RCAF
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- fray
-
noun,
a fight, battle, or skirmish. Synonyms: altercation, combat, war, clash, encounter, set-to.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Inf.
-
- cit.
-
- 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.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Frey
-
noun,
the god of peace, prosperity, and marriage: one of the Vanir, originally brought to Asgard as a hostage.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- Aire
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- Ice.
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- frat
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noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- cite
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rat
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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.
- Ayn
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noun,
ʿain.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- tra
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- tr.
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- ARE
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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.
- RFE
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- ARF
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interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- RTF
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- Tay
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noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- Tro
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- ac-
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- Af.
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- trf
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- RAF
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- rte
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- ary
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adjective,
any; anyone.
- rt.
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- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- an.
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- Ar.
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- Ray
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noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Ayr
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noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TEC
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noun,
detective.
- RCA
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- ret
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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.
- RNA
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- ae.
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- AFC
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- tfr
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- TIA
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- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- AEC
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- Tyr
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noun,
the god of strife.
- AEF
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RIF
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noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- ROA
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- Rye
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noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Any
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Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- RFA
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- RFC
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- ANF
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- tin
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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.
- rya
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noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
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- toe
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noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RCN
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- TCA
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- RCT
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- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- REA
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- aor
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- acy
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- Tor
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noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- aye
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noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- too
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Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tea
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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.
- AFT
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adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- ANC
-
- AIC
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- ane
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adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Roy
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noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROI
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- ton
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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.
- Rey
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noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- TOY
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noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- Re.
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- en-
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- CIA
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- yet
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Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- CYO
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- ine
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
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- Yin
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noun,
See under yin and yang.
- ify
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- Ife
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IFC
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- ean
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- yer
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- CIE
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- ier
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- Yeo
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- CNC
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- CNN
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- ea.
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- Yen
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CNO
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- yea
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noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- CIF
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- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ICC
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- yon
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pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- ITC
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- FAO
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- IRO
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- IRC
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- ETO
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- Ir.
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- IOT
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- ior
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- CFA
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- ion
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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 = .
- cyc
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noun,
cyclorama (def 2).
- IOF
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- IOC
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- ear
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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.
- CFI
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- CFO
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- CFR
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- ETR
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- fo.
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- CIC
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- icy
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adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ity
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- FET
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- FIR
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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.
- FIO
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Fyn
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noun,
an island in S Denmark. 1149 sq. mi. (2975 sq. km).
- FYI
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- fie
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interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fic
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- Fia
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- CTC
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- CTA
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- Fan
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noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- CRC
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- fer
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preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Fen
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noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Fey
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adjective,
British Dialect. doomed; fated to die.
- CRT
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- fcy
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- FCC
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- FCA
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- FAT
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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.
- FIT
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noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FOE
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noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- yar
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adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- ft.
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- Yao
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noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- eo-
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- Ia.
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- io-
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Fay
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noun,
a fairy.
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- FTC
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- ctf
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- Foy
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a farewell gift, feast, or drink.
- cte
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- Coy
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adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- fro
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Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Fry
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noun,
a dish of something fried.
- FRC
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- Fra
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noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Fr.
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abbreviation,
Father.
- FOT
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- COO
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noun,
a cooing sound.
- FON
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noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- ite
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- ITA
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- cr.
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- OIr
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- Oyo
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noun,
a city in W Nigeria.
- oic
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- CIO
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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.
- oft
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adverb,
often.
- OFr
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- of-
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- OEO
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- Co.
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- ct.
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- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OCR
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- CAI
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- cay
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noun,
a small low island; key.
- OCC
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- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAO
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- oaf
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noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ef-
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- OIt
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- cf.
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- OTC
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- eir
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- ote
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- OTA
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- ot-
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- at.
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- ATC
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- ory
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- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OOT
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- oon
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- o-o
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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-
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- ca.
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- CAF
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- ONR
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- cc.
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- ONI
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- ONF
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- eft
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noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ety
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- FAR
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- EOF
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- CEO
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- nef
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noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Oc.
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- CEC
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- CEF
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- NEC
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- NEA
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- ne-
-
- NCC
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nan
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noun,
naan.
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Nay
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noun,
a denial or refusal.
- ECA
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NYC
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- ery
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- ec-
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NCO
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- ERT
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- Ney
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noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- CEA
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- NFC
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- NRA
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
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- ECF
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- NIA
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- NNE
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nye
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noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NRC
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- CCA
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- CCR
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NYA
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- nr.
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- AO
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- ey
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- EI
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- f.
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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.
- FC
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RC
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- FE
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- ry
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- N.
-
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- NF
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- NI
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- NY
-
- RO
-
- RF
-
- yr
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- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
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- CE
-
- R.
-
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- TN
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- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- fy
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- fn
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- ty
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
-
- Y.
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- ic
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- YT
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- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- RI
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- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
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- oy
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noun,
a grandchild.