Anagrams of confederacies
Word confederacies has
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- cadencies
-
noun,
cadence (defs 1–7).
- defiances
-
noun,
a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- Crescendo
-
noun,
Music.
a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force.
a musical passage characterized by such an increase.
the performance of a crescendo passage:
- conferees
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noun,
a person on whom something is conferred, especially the recipient of an academic degree.
- cicerones
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- cancroids
-
noun,
Pathology. a form of cancer of the skin.
- Francisco
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noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Francis.
- deaneries
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noun,
the office, jurisdiction, district, or residence of an ecclesiastical dean.
- fern-seed
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noun,
the spores of ferns, formerly supposed to have the power to make persons invisible.
- seed-corn
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noun,
ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
- residence
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noun,
the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling place; home:
- credences
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noun,
belief as to the truth of something:
- decencies
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noun,
the state or quality of being decent.
- feodaries
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noun,
a feudal vassal.
- Oceanside
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- deciares
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- deforces
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verb (used with object),
to withhold (property, especially land) by force or violence, as from the rightful owner.
- faiences
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- fricando
-
noun,
fricandeau.
- 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.
- cadences
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noun,
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
- Fredonia
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noun,
a town in W New York.
- serenade
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noun,
a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
- Draconic
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adjective,
of or like a dragon.
- Defiance
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noun,
a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- concedes
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verb (used with object),
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
- decrease
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noun,
the act or process of decreasing; condition of being decreased; gradual reduction:
- croceins
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- defences
-
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- confides
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verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- enforces
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- ascender
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noun,
a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
- foreside
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noun,
the front side or part.
- fiancees
-
noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- foresaid
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adjective,
aforementioned; aforesaid.
- decresc.
-
- Faeroese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Faeroe Islands.
- forensic
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- codeines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- aneroids
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- endorsee
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noun,
a person to whom a negotiable document is endorsed.
- ice-free
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adjective,
free of ice.
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- needfire
-
noun,
spontaneous combustion.
- 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.
- cancroid
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noun,
Pathology. a form of cancer of the skin.
- cicerone
-
noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- consider
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verb (used with object),
to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
- conferee
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noun,
a person on whom something is conferred, especially the recipient of an academic degree.
- endosarc
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noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- ecocides
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noun,
the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- sardonic
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adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- cocaines
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- reasoned
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- idocrase
-
noun,
vesuvianite.
- scenario
-
noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- farinose
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adjective,
yielding farina.
- credence
-
noun,
belief as to the truth of something:
- fascine
-
noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- radices
-
noun,
a plural of radix.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- farcies
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noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- scandic
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adjective,
of or relating to scandium:
- Faroese
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noun,
Faeroese.
- finders
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noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- confide
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verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- arseno-
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- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- 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).
- confers
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- ecocide
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noun,
the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- rescind
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verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- dancers
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noun,
a person who dances.
- Farnese
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noun,
Alessandro [ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of Parma, 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat.
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- endorse
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noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- oreides
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noun,
oroide.
- Corsica
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- cranio-
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- encodes
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verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- cardio-
-
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- 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.
- feeders
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noun,
a person or thing that supplies food or feeds something.
- endears
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- creance
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noun,
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
- Candice
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noun,
a female given name.
- candier
-
- candies
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- candors
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- 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.
- cornfed
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adjective,
fed on corn:
- fedoras
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noun,
a soft felt hat with a curled brim, worn with the crown creased lengthwise.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- fencers
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noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- enfaces
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verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- seconde
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noun,
the second of the eight defensive positions.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiancee
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noun,
a woman engaged to be married.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- fiacres
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- 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.
- science
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noun,
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws:
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- ordains
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- enforce
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verb (used with object),
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to:
- Nereids
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Seaford
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noun,
a city on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
- Cadence
-
noun,
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- fenders
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noun,
the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- fancies
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- sarcode
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noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- fade-in
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noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- deniers
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- codeine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- deicers
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noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- deforce
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verb (used with object),
to withhold (property, especially land) by force or violence, as from the rightful owner.
- defines
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verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- codices
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noun,
plural of codex.
- Sanford
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 16,208 feet (4,940 meters).
- insofar
-
adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- Freesia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Freesia, of the iris family, native to southern Africa, having fragrant white, yellow, or sometimes rose-colored, tubular flowers.
- defiers
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noun,
a person who defies.
- sarcoid
-
noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- concede
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verb (used with object),
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
- defense
-
noun,
resistance against attack; protection:
- Franco-
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- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- defence
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noun, verb (used with object),
defense.
- escence
-
- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- recedes
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verb (used with object),
to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
- discern
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- soredia
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noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- diocese
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- eserine
-
noun,
physostigmine.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- indorse
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- redfins
-
noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- ciceros
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- dineros
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- accedes
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verb (used without object),
to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- accords
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noun,
proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- acerose
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adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- infares
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Francie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- defease
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verb (used with object),
to defeat or annul (a contract, deed, etc.).
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- sidecar
-
noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- Fonseca
-
noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- Isadore
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- refines
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- deciare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- defaces
-
verb (used with object),
to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure:
- sidero-
-
- aniseed
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noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- decanes
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noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- decerns
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- fancier
-
noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- decease
-
noun,
the act of dying; departure from life; death.
- fancied
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- decares
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- coerces
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- refined
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adjective,
having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.:
- faience
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noun,
glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly colored designs.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- refaces
-
verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- foresee
-
verb (used with object),
to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- decrees
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noun,
a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law:
- decries
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- deafens
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf:
- dearies
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noun,
darling.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- Eocene
-
noun,
the Eocene Epoch or Series.
- enserf
-
verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Confed
-
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- onside
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adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- enface
-
verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- cordis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- sacro-
-
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- Deccan
-
noun,
the entire peninsula of India S of the Narmada River.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- dorsi-
-
- Dorian
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noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- deicer
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- define
-
verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- defies
-
noun,
a challenge; a defiance.
- defier
-
noun,
a person who defies.
- defers
-
verb (used with object),
to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time:
- deface
-
verb (used with object),
to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure:
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- reface
-
verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- refine
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- decree
-
noun,
a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law:
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- decare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- recede
-
verb (used with object),
to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
- Recife
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Pernambuco province, in NE Brazil.
- disco-
-
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- redfin
-
noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- decafs
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- corned
-
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.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- deafen
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf:
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- radio-
-
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- Dacron
-
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- occas.
-
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- sendee
-
noun,
the person to whom something is sent.
- narco-
-
- C-in-C
-
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- fiends
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- fierce
-
adjective,
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile:
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- finder
-
noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- arsen-
-
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- fiords
-
noun,
fjord.
- ferine
-
adjective,
feral1 .
- fencer
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- 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.
- screed
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- fender
-
noun,
the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- secede
-
verb (used without object),
to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- Seeder
-
noun,
a person or thing that seeds.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- aniso-
-
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- infra-
-
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Frieda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Friend
-
noun,
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- adeno-
-
- 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.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- fronds
-
noun,
an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- accord
-
noun,
proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
- accede
-
verb (used without object),
to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- indef.
-
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- forced
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- 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;
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- andro-
-
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- isodef
-
noun,
uniform deficiency, especially a line connecting points of equal deviation from a mean, as on a chart or graph.
- 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.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- aeron.
-
- francs
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- 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.
- adreno
-
- adren-
-
- necro-
-
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- feared
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- faders
-
noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- sarco-
-
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Cedric
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- faeces
-
noun,
feces.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- faerie
-
noun,
the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- 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.
- 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.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Fedora
-
noun,
a soft felt hat with a curled brim, worn with the crown creased lengthwise.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- feeder
-
noun,
a person or thing that supplies food or feeds something.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cardi-
-
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Freon
-
- fader
-
noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- incor
-
- Freda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- fades
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- icons
-
- Iran.
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- fore-
-
- Fords
-
noun,
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- 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.
- incr.
-
- Indo-
-
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- frond
-
noun,
an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- faced
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Fried
-
noun,
Alfred Hermann [al-frid hur-muh n;; German ahl-freyt her-mahn] /ˈæl frɪd ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈɑl freɪt ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Fris.
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- feeds
-
noun,
food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- fonds
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- econ.
-
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- fidos
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- fards
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- 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.
- nears
-
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- fends
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- naso-
-
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- ordn.
-
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- endo-
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Fonda
-
noun,
an inn or restaurant.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- fires
-
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- 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.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- finds
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- 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.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- fiord
-
noun,
fjord.
- disc.
-
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canc.
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Card.
-
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- caco-
-
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- asco-
-
- cine-
-
- sarc-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cero-
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- 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.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Scand
-
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aero-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- aden-
-
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- 30-30
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- AC/DC
-
adjective,
sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acro-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- areo-
-
- 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.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Seric
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Afro-
-
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- Sino-
-
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- sero-
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- reni-
-
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- 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.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- oidea
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- 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.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- desc.
-
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- deca-
-
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- Defoe
-
noun,
Daniel, 1659?–1731, English novelist and political journalist.
- defer
-
verb (used with object),
to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time:
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Deere
-
noun,
John, 1804–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of farm implements.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- deci-
-
- Decca
-
noun,
a British radio navigational aid by which a fix is obtained by determining phase difference between continuous-wave signals from two synchronized fixed signals.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- decaf
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ideo-
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- conc.
-
- 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.
- conf.
-
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Cons.
-
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- cores
-
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- ref.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- 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.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- 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.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- iod-
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- OECD
-
- 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.
- Soni
-
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- IndE
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Sra.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- IEEE
-
- Inf.
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- RdAc
-
- OEEC
-
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- rcd.
-
- ins.
-
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- 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.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- scr.
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- NDAC
-
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASD
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sec.
-
- NIRA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- RNAS
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- neo-
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ord.
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Rida
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- RCAF
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 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.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rad.
-
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- sci.
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- iso-
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- 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.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- OSRD
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- RONA
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- 1080
-
- eso-
-
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- cac-
-
- 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.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- 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.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- fac.
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CanF
-
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Esd.
-
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Cres
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- fard
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asc-
-
- Dino
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- FCIC
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- dioc
-
- FACS
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- dis-
-
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fads
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- fado
-
noun,
a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- cide
-
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- EEOC
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- eco-
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Ens.
-
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Cor.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Cdr.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- 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.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- 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.
- Cond
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Con.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- CERN
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- FDIC
-
- afr-
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dec.
-
- FRED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Frederick.
- FRCS
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- def.
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- FORD
-
noun,
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- for.
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- AFSC
-
- ARIS
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- fond
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- FOIA
-
- Den.
-
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- AInd
-
- ICAO
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- idae
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- acc.
-
- Fri.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- acr-
-
- Ind.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Frs.
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- defs
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- FICA
-
- dia-
-
- ano-
-
- 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.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- FERA
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- ANSI
-
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- fids
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- dif-
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- feed
-
noun,
food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
- Din.
-
- feds
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
- fedn
-
- Fed.
-
- fec.
-
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- FIDO
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ands
-
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- der.
-
- ance
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- 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.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- 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.
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- Fin.
-
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- CSO
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- CRS
-
- DSC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SRO
-
- CSR
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- RFI
-
- CSC
-
- RFE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ROA
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROI
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- CSF
-
- DFC
-
- CSA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- So.
-
- Rs.
-
- rnd
-
- RSE
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- CRC
-
- sd.
-
- RSA
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- CNS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ANC
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sfc
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANF
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- aor
-
- AIC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ard
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- 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).
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ARS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ase
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ASI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AFS
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SOF
-
- Sr.
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- Af.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ACS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADF
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AEF
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AFC
-
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- CNO
-
- CFI
-
- CEA
-
- CEC
-
- CED
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- sc.
-
- CEF
-
- CEO
-
- CFA
-
- SAR
-
- CFD
-
- CFO
-
- ScD
-
- CFR
-
- cfs
-
- CIA
-
- CIC
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CIE
-
- CIF
-
- SAE
-
- CNC
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CDC
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ca.
-
- CAF
-
- SED
-
- cc.
-
- cf.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CCR
-
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- CAI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- RFC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SCF
-
- CCA
-
- CCD
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- RFD
-
- RDC
-
- RFA
-
- NES
-
- NOC
-
- FAO
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FCA
-
- FCC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- NFD
-
- NFC
-
- FCS
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- FDA
-
- FDR
-
noun,
(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- NCC
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OCS
-
- ESA
-
- OCR
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- OCD
-
- OCC
-
- ESR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- OSF
-
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- OED
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- fo.
-
- NDE
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Ia.
-
- IOC
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- FSA
-
- FSR
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ine
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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 = .
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ICC
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
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- Ife
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IFC
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- ier
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- IDS
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noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- IOF
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- ior
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- Fia
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- FOE
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noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- fic
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- fid
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noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- fie
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interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- FIO
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- FIR
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noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- NAD
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- NSF
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- NCO
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- ISR
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- ise
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- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- FON
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noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- ISA
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
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- IRO
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- FOS
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- Fr.
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abbreviation,
Father.
- IRC
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- Fra
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noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FRC
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- Ir.
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- ODA
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noun,
a room within a harem.
- oaf
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noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Doi
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Don
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dor
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noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Dr.
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- DRE
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- DSA
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- DSR
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- RAF
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- RCN
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- eo-
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- ODS
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ead
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- ean
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- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ec-
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- Re.
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- RCS
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- RCA
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- RDA
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- Rd.
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- DEI
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adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DSO
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- DAE
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- DAR
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- DAS
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noun,
hyrax.
- d-c
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
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- de-
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- DEA
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- Dee
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noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- DOE
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noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DFA
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- di.
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- Die
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noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- red
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noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- DNA
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- DNR
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- REA
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- RDS
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- RDF
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- ECA
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- ea.
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- ECF
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
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- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- EOE
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- EOF
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- ons
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- ONR
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- ONI
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- ONF
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- eir
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- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
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preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIr
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- oid
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- oic
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- OFr
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- of-
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- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- EIS
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- ene
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ef-
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- EEE
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- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ose
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- ed.
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- EDC
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- Ede
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDO
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDS
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noun,
education:
- EEC
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- EEO
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- 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.
- D.
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- RF
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- AO
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- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DF
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- ic
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- RN
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- RI
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- FE
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- RC
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- OA
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- EI
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- i.
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- CE
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- ee
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- NI
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- NF
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- ND
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FD
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- SA
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- FC
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- SF
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- R.
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- O.
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SN
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- RO
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- fn
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- S.
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- DN
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