Anagrams of confidantes
Word confidantes has
1262 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of confidantes.
- confidante
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noun,
a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- contained
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adjective,
showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised:
- confidant
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noun,
a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- antinodes
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- catenoids
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- confident
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noun,
a confidant.
- finances
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- endocast
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noun,
endocranial cast.
- stand-in
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noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- scandent
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adjective,
climbing, as a plant.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- confides
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verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- infantes
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- fondants
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noun,
a thick, creamy sugar paste, the basis of many candies.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- antinode
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- distance
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noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- confined
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- confines
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- sedation
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- contends
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- fontinas
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- intends
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verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- intens.
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- contend
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- facient
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- confide
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verb (used with object),
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- consent
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noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- iodates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- confine
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- fancied
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- faconne
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noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- descant
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noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- candent
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adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- fade-in
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noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- nascent
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adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- coedits
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verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Sno-Cat
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- cestoid
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noun,
cestode.
- fanions
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noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- fantods
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noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- instead
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Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Finance
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- decants
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- dacoits
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noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- discant
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noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- toadies
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noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- infante
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- sainted
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- actino-
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- fondant
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noun,
a thick, creamy sugar paste, the basis of many candies.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Fonseca
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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).
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- defiant
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adjective,
characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging:
- Fontina
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- indents
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noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Denison
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noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- dentins
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noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- deontic
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adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- docents
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noun,
privatdocent.
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- ctenoid
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adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- donates
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- tendons
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noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- decant
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centi-
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- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Donets
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noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- nitons
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- nocent
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adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- Denton
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noun,
a city in N Texas.
- nocti-
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- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- sindon
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noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- decafs
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noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- donnas
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Ostend
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noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- dentin
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noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- contin
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- nation
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noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- octads
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noun,
a group or series of eight.
- denti-
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- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Dennis
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noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contd.
-
- dicast
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noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- donsie
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adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- dicots
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noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- nicads
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Canton
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noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- cteno-
-
- danios
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noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- donate
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- nonfat
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adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Conant
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noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Danite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Confed
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- sennit
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- disco-
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- dances
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Oneida
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Ondine
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noun,
undine.
- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- docent
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noun,
privatdocent.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- coedit
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verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- nonets
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noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- scato-
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- 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.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Deacon
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noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Sandie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- nonces
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noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- second
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noun,
a second part.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Danton
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noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- Edison
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noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- coated
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noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- facets
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noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- facies
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noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- finest
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noun,
the police:
- tennis
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noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- tendon
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noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- fincas
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- fiesta
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noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- fiends
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noun,
Satan; the devil.
- anenst
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preposition,
anent (def 2).
- intend
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verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- ficoes
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noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- intoed
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adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- aniso-
-
- tenons
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noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- fiasco
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noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- iodate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- anoint
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- Antons
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noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- feints
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- ascend
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verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- isodef
-
noun,
uniform deficiency, especially a line connecting points of equal deviation from a mean, as on a chart or graph.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Nadine
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noun,
a female given name.
- finned
-
noun,
a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing.
- tenson
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noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- stoned
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- indef.
-
- indent
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noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- actin-
-
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- adeno-
-
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- foetid
-
adjective,
fetid.
- tinned
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Adonic
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noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- 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.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- anodic
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adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Fannie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- steno-
-
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- fantod
-
noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- nanoid
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adjective,
dwarfish.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- sonant
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noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- cadent
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adjective,
having cadence.
- fanons
-
noun,
a maniple.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- disc.
-
- estoc
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- fades
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- dist.
-
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- 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.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- oidea
-
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- IATSE
-
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- ideo-
-
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- 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.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- faced
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Indo-
-
- dict.
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- oste-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- fonds
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- naso-
-
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Fonda
-
noun,
an inn or restaurant.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nona-
-
- fends
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- econ.
-
- 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.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fated
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- edit.
-
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- ecto-
-
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- ento-
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- 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.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- inst.
-
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- finds
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- feti-
-
- octa-
-
- nano-
-
- fetid
-
adjective,
having an offensive odor; stinking.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- noct-
-
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- endo-
-
- fidos
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- desc.
-
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- 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.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- ation
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- 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.
- Sino-
-
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- sito-
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- 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.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- cine-
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- 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.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- aden-
-
- actos
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Tenn.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- acet-
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- 30-30
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- asco-
-
- 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.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- anon.
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- annot
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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).
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- sanit
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- icons
-
- Conn.
-
- conf.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- 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.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- deca-
-
- decaf
-
noun,
decaffeinated coffee or tea.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- cont.
-
- sect.
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Scand
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Scot.
-
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- deci-
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- seti-
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- dent.
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- 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:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- 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.
-
- 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.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- inae
-
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- iod-
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- tion
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- 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).
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- int.
-
- tonn
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Ont.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Inf.
-
- 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.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Sat.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ten.
-
- ins.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IndE
-
- std.
-
- TODS
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- neo-
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NDAC
-
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- non-
-
- 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.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nos-
-
- not-
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- sci.
-
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- iso-
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- OECD
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- sec.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- NASD
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- NTIA
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- Ste.
-
- 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
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oct.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- idae
-
- FDIC
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- EDTA
-
- CanF
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cen.
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cide
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- EFTA
-
- Can.
-
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Esd.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- daft
-
adjective,
senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- 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.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- enc.
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- fac.
-
- Den.
-
- Din.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- dif-
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- cts.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- deft
-
adjective,
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever:
- Dino
-
- defs
-
- def.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Dec.
-
- 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.
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- 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:
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Con.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Cond
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dis-
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- dioc
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- 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.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- AInd
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- feds
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Slang. a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
- fond
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- fedn
-
- Fed.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ance
-
- 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).
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Fin.
-
- ands
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- FICA
-
- fids
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- FIDO
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- 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.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- aet.
-
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- AFSC
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- FOIA
-
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Ind.
-
- fec.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- 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.
- ANSI
-
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- ant.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- asc-
-
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fads
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- 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.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FACS
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- ano-
-
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- Af.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- se-
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- CST
-
- DOA
-
- TID
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- do.
-
- DSC
-
- DSO
-
- CTA
-
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- sc.
-
- cte
-
- TSE
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CSA
-
- SED
-
- ae.
-
- ScD
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADF
-
- DFC
-
- CSO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ACS
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- AEC
-
- CSF
-
- AEF
-
- ctf
-
- SCF
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- an.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- CIE
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ANF
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- cs.
-
- CAI
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ct.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ast
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ase
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- at.
-
- Co.
-
- ATC
-
- STI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- CAF
-
- 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.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CNS
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- AIC
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CIF
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AFS
-
- 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).
- CIA
-
- AFC
-
- CNN
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- Sfc
-
- CNO
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- cfs
-
- ANC
-
- CEA
-
- SOF
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- 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.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CDT
-
- CED
-
- CFO
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CEF
-
- CEO
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CFA
-
- CFD
-
- CFI
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ose
-
- DAE
-
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- fo.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- ETS
-
- FAO
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FCA
-
- FCS
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- FDA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAD
-
- NSF
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NES
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EIS
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- en-
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NOC
-
- NNE
-
- EOF
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ETO
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- NFD
-
- NFC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NCO
-
- ite
-
- ef-
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- FSA
-
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- in.
-
- FOS
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IFC
-
- IDS
-
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.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ide
-
- 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).
- FOT
-
- ine
-
- ITC
-
- 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 = .
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- FET
-
- IOF
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Fia
-
- IOC
-
- fic
-
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FIO
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- TSI
-
- EDT
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- sd.
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- So.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- di.
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Doi
-
- DFT
-
- DSA
-
- OCS
-
- DST
-
- DFA
-
- OCD
-
- DET
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- eo-
-
- OTS
-
- Die
-
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.
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- ote
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- DNA
-
- ODT
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- oid
-
- oic
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSA
-
- ec-
-
- Oc.
-
- NSA
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- DCS
-
- de-
-
- OED
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- OSD
-
- OSF
-
- DEA
-
- OTC
-
- ECA
-
- ead
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ea.
-
- ECF
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
-
- OAS
-
- ETD
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- SAE
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- NSC
-
- DA
-
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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- i.
-
- TN
-
- ic
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- DF
-
- AO
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- D.
-
- NC
-
- fn
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
-
- SN
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- CE
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- OA
-
- FC
-
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FD
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ND
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- DN
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- SF
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- NF
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- EI
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- TC
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- NI
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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.
- FE
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- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.