Anagrams of confectioners
Word confectioners has
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- confectioner
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noun,
a person who makes or sells candies and, sometimes, ice cream, cakes, etc.
- concretions
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noun,
the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
- confections
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noun,
a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
- concertino
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noun,
a short concerto.
- connecters
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noun,
connector.
- increscent
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adjective,
increasing or waxing, as the moon.
- 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.
- conoscenti
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plural noun,
cognoscenti.
- serotonin
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noun,
a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes.
- Firestone
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noun,
a fire-resisting stone, especially a kind of sandstone used in fireplaces, furnaces, etc.
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- cicerones
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- connector
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noun,
a person or thing that connects.
- ironstone
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noun,
any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
- connecter
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noun,
connector.
- confronts
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verb (used with object),
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose:
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- coercions
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- rotenones
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- ton-force
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noun,
two thousand pound-force. Abbreviation: tonf.
- concretes
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noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- concenter
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or converge to a common center; concentrate.
- concertos
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- scot-free
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adjective,
completely free from harm, restraint, punishment, or obligation:
- concentre
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verb (used with or without object),
concenter.
- refection
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noun,
refreshment, especially with food or drink.
- cretonnes
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noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- recension
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noun,
an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
- crocoites
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- frontenis
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noun,
a Latin American game, resembling squash, played with rackets and a hard rubber ball on a three-walled court similar to a jai alai court.
- cortisone
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noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- cocinero
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noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- ternions
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- softener
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noun,
Chemistry.
any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity.
water softener.
- concerto
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- coercion
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- cicerone
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- crocoite
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- confects
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noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- frontons
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noun,
a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.
- nitroso-
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- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- rotenone
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- internes
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- connotes
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- ecotones
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noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- confines
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- confront
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verb (used with object),
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose:
- frenetic
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adjective,
frantic; frenzied.
- connects
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- forensic
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- conifers
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- creosote
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noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- Crescent
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noun,
a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
- conceits
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- centners
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- ensconce
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verb (used with object),
to settle securely or snugly:
- concerns
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- cortico-
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- concerts
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- cornices
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- concents
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noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- Notornis
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noun,
a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
- cretonne
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noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- 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.
- concrete
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noun,
an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, made by mixing cement and various aggregates, as sand, pebbles, gravel, or shale, with water and allowing the mixture to harden.
Compare reinforced concrete.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- incenter
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noun,
the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- conenose
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noun,
any of several bloodsucking assassin bugs of the genus Triatoma, some of which inflict a painful bite and serve as vectors of Chagas' disease.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- fornenst
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preposition,
next to; near to:
- enforces
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- forties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- introns
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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.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- forints
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- confine
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- confect
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noun,
a preserved, candied, or other sweet confection.
- 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.
- confers
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- connect
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- Inferno
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noun,
hell; the infernal regions.
- footers
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noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- 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.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- foetors
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noun,
fetor.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- 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.
- crotons
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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.
- 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.
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- fronto-
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- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- scooter
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noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- frontis
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noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- intens.
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- constr.
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- tinners
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- intense
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adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- consent
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noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- footsie
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noun,
Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.
- 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:
- Connors
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noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- interns
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- sterno-
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- concert
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- refines
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centri-
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- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centro-
-
- enroots
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- notions
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- enforce
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- centner
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- rennets
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noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- norites
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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.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- concern
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- refects
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verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- eftsoon
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adverb,
soon afterward.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- stereo-
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- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- enteron
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noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- entero-
-
- cenotes
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- one-one
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adjective,
one-to-one (def 1).
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- Ironton
-
noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- eccrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- ronions
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noun,
ronyon.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- sirocco
-
noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- tonners
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- 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.
- coerces
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verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- festoon
-
noun,
a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- ionones
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- science
-
noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- conceit
-
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.
- Forseti
-
noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- ecotone
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- tenners
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- snifter
-
noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- fenster
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noun,
an erosional break in an overthrust rock sheet, exposing the rocks that underlie the sheet.
- fennecs
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- fencers
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noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- foetor
-
noun,
fetor.
- fencer
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- sonnet
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noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- steno-
-
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- fences
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- footie
-
noun,
footsie.
- eroto-
-
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- escent
-
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- ferine
-
adjective,
feral1 .
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- socio-
-
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- footer
-
noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- fierce
-
adjective,
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
- fennec
-
noun,
a small, pale yellowish-brown fox, Fennecus zerda, of northern Africa, having large, pointed ears.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- fester
-
noun,
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- 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.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- nitro-
-
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- osteo-
-
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Recife
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- recti-
-
- rectos
-
- refect
-
verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- refine
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- Oenone
-
noun,
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scoto-
-
- icono-
-
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- fresco
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- freest
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- necro-
-
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intro.
-
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- instr.
-
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- C-in-C
-
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cteno-
-
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- certif
-
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- contin
-
- contr.
-
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- coeno-
-
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- costo-
-
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- centr-
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- enter-
-
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enserf
-
verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centi-
-
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- inst.
-
- 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.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- oste-
-
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- roofs
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- tono-
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- 30-30
-
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Const
-
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Conn.
-
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- intr.
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- 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.
- Cons.
-
- conf.
-
- conc.
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Recit
-
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- cont.
-
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- 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.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- 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.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- noso-
-
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- cero-
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- reni-
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- octo-
-
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- noto-
-
- cent.
-
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- 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.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- onto-
-
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- nitr-
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rect.
-
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- noct-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- cine-
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- fires
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- 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.
- Sino-
-
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- feti-
-
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Foote
-
noun,
Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- fore-
-
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Seric
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- sero-
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- seti-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ster.
-
- ento-
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- teno-
-
- sito-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- 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:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Tenn.
-
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- crit.
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- fort.
-
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- icons
-
- cores
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- Fris.
-
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- 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.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- sect.
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Freon
-
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Scot.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- coofs
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- incr.
-
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- incor
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- ref.
-
- sci.
-
- tron
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- scr.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- tri-
-
- Ste.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ten.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- str.
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Soni
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- sec.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- tonn
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- 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:
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- tion
-
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- 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.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- ter.
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- 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.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- 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.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- 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.
- Fin.
-
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- fec.
-
- FCIC
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- etc.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Inf.
-
- Inc.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- IOOF
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- frt.
-
- Frs.
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- 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.
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- FRCS
-
- for.
-
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- cis-
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Cor.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- EEOC
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- 1080
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ect-
-
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- eco-
-
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- iso-
-
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- neo-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- Oct.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ont.
-
- OEEC
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- oro-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- non-
-
- CST
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- eo-
-
- ec-
-
- CSC
-
- ECF
-
- CSF
-
- CSO
-
- ctf
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- cte
-
- CSR
-
- CTC
-
- OCS
-
- OEO
-
- ene
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- NSC
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Oc.
-
- STI
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOF
-
- EOE
-
- OSF
-
- OTC
-
- EEC
-
- OCC
-
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- OCR
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- eir
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ef-
-
- EEO
-
- tfr
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- CRT
-
- CEF
-
- CIF
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- CFO
-
- CFI
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- tr.
-
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- CEO
-
- trf
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OSO
-
- OTS
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEC
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- Tro
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cf.
-
- cc.
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RCS
-
- CRS
-
- ONR
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CRC
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- OIt
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONF
-
- ONI
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ons
-
- Re.
-
- CNS
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- RCN
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- CNC
-
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- RCT
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- St.
-
- Esc
-
- Sr.
-
- FTC
-
- ROI
-
- in.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IFC
-
- ier
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- se-
-
- ICC
-
- io-
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ics
-
- ft.
-
- NEC
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- FSR
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- FRC
-
- ERT
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- FOT
-
- FOS
-
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ine
-
- ne-
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- RSE
-
- ITC
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRO
-
- NCO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Rs.
-
- rt.
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- sc.
-
- ior
-
- IRS
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- SCF
-
- IOF
-
- IOC
-
- NSF
-
- NCC
-
- NFC
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- FCS
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- FET
-
- NNE
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- NOC
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- FCC
-
- SOF
-
- fo.
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ETO
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ESR
-
- ese
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ite
-
- fic
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- RFI
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Sfc
-
- RFE
-
- ose
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NFS
-
- RFC
-
- FIO
-
- fn
-
- SF
-
- O.
-
- CE
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
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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.
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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noun,
oy2 .
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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noun,
ti1 .
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