Anagrams of consubstantiate
Word consubstantiate has
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- nation-state
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noun,
a sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality.
- substantiate
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verb (used with object),
to establish by proof or competent evidence:
- abstentions
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noun,
an act or instance of abstaining.
- constituent
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noun,
a constituent element, material, etc.; component.
- attenuation
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noun,
the act of attenuating or the state of being attenuated.
- contestants
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noun,
a person who takes part in a contest or competition.
- contestant
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noun,
a person who takes part in a contest or competition.
- constitute
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verb (used with object),
to compose; form:
- unicostate
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adjective,
having only one costa, rib, or ridge.
- sanbenitos
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noun,
an ornamented garment worn by a condemned heretic at an auto-da-fé.
- substation
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noun,
a branch of a main post office.
- continuate
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adjective,
continuing; uninterrupted.
- subsection
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noun,
a part or division of a section.
- Constantia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- abstention
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noun,
an act or instance of abstaining.
- consistent
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adjective,
agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory:
- subtenants
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- sustention
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noun,
the act of sustaining.
- catenation
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noun,
the act or process of catenating.
- natations
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noun,
an act or the skill of swimming.
- cassation
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noun,
annulment; cancellation; reversal.
- busticate
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verb (used with object),
to break into pieces.
- cotenants
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- continues
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- botanicas
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- sanctions
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- tunicates
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noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- tentation
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noun,
a method of making mechanical adjustments or the like by a succession of trials.
- sonatinas
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noun,
a short or simplified sonata.
- canonists
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- bissonata
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noun,
a coarse woolen cloth constructed in plain weave and dyed black or brown, used in the manufacture of clerical vestments.
- sensation
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noun,
the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.
- caseation
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noun,
Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
- castanets
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noun,
either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- cessation
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noun,
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
- constants
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- nauseants
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noun,
a nauseant agent.
- Constanta
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noun,
a seaport in SE Romania, on the Black Sea.
- causation
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noun,
the action of causing or producing.
- tinstones
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noun,
cassiterite.
- Sebastian
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 288? Roman martyr.
- sauceboat
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noun,
a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- cotunnite
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noun,
a soft, white to yellowish mineral, lead chloride, PbCl 2 , that forms as an alteration product of galena.
- naissance
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noun,
a birth, an origination, or a growth, as that of a person, an organization, an idea, or a movement.
- nutations
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noun,
an act or instance of nodding one's head, especially involuntarily or spasmodically.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- sanbenito
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noun,
an ornamented garment worn by a condemned heretic at an auto-da-fé.
- tenacious
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adjective,
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
- obstinate
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adjective,
firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- annotates
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verb (used with object),
to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes:
- estancias
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- intonates
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- santonica
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noun,
the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- attenuant
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noun,
a medicine or agent that thins the blood.
- attention
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noun,
the act or faculty of attending, especially by directing the mind to an object.
- titanates
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noun,
a salt of titanic acid.
- instances
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- estonians
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- incubates
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verb (used with object),
to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
- astatines
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- assonance
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noun,
resemblance of sounds.
- associate
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noun,
a person who shares actively in anything as a business, enterprise, or undertaking; partner; colleague; fellow worker:
- incessant
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adjective,
continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending:
- Ascension
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noun,
the act of ascending; ascent.
- stannites
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noun,
a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
- intubates
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verb (used with object),
to insert a tube into (the larynx or the like).
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- outcastes
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noun,
(in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- substance
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noun,
that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material:
- oceanauts
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noun,
aquanaut.
- sanitates
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verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- subtonics
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noun,
the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic.
- isobutane
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , used as a fuel, as a refrigerant, and in the manufacture of gasoline by alkylation.
- Baconian
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noun,
an adherent of the Baconian philosophy.
- test-ban
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noun,
an agreement by nations producing nuclear weapons to refrain from testing them in the atmosphere.
- botanies
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noun,
the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
- banausic
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adjective,
serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical:
- sections
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- astatine
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noun,
a rare element of the halogen family. Symbol: At; atomic number: 85.
- basecoat
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noun,
a first coat of a surfacing material, as paint.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- nonsuits
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noun,
a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
- titanous
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adjective,
containing trivalent titanium.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- Teutonic
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noun,
Germanic.
- toucanet
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noun,
any of several small South and Central American toucans, especially of the genus Aulacorhynchus.
- nonissue
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noun,
a matter or issue of little or no interest or importance:
- tensions
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- botanica
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- basanite
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noun,
a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.
- titanate
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noun,
a salt of titanic acid.
- Bettinus
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noun,
a crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (96 km) in diameter.
- Asuncion
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Paraguay, in the S part.
- nuisance
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noun,
an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.:
- bassinet
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noun,
a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.
- seacoast
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noun,
the land immediately adjacent to the sea.
- battutas
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noun,
a beat.
- battutos
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noun,
soffritto.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- tinstone
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noun,
cassiterite.
- batistes
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noun,
a fine, often sheer fabric, constructed in either a plain or figured weave and made of any of various natural or synthetic fibers.
- attaints
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noun,
Obsolete. a stain; disgrace; taint.
- Scituate
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts.
- oceanaut
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noun,
aquanaut.
- nutation
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noun,
an act or instance of nodding one's head, especially involuntarily or spasmodically.
- benisons
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noun,
benediction.
- basinets
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- tibetans
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noun,
a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.
- tonneaus
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noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- tontines
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- Besancon
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Doubs, in E France: Roman ruins.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- satiates
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adjective,
satiated.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- botanist
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noun,
a specialist in botany.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- Countess
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noun,
the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of Continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- issuance
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noun,
the act of issuing.
- suitcase
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noun,
a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
- suctions
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- soutanes
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noun,
a cassock.
- subtonic
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noun,
the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic.
- subsonic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a speed less than that of sound in air at the same height above sea level.
- Subotica
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noun,
a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in N Serbia.
- subcosta
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noun,
a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.
- intubate
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verb (used with object),
to insert a tube into (the larynx or the like).
- intonate
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- stoutens
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verb (used with object),
to make stout.
- instates
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- sunstone
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noun,
a reddish variety of oligoclase feldspar, used as a gem, having a red and bright-yellow play of color.
- instants
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noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- Eustacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- incubate
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verb (used with object),
to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
- Staunton
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noun,
a city in N Virginia.
- stations
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- statices
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- iceboats
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noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- stannate
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noun,
a salt of a stannic acid.
- stannous
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adjective,
containing tin, especially in the bivalent state.
- cotenant
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- continue
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- bounties
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noun,
a premium or reward, especially one offered by a government:
- catboats
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noun,
a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.
- butanone
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noun,
methyl ethyl ketone.
- tannates
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noun,
a salt of tannic acid.
- neustons
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noun,
the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
- Cannabis
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noun,
the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa.
- sinuates
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- canoness
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noun,
a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- cantinas
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- situates
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- Casaubon
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noun,
Isaac [ahy-zuh k;; French ee-zak] /ˈaɪ zək;; French iˈzak/ (Show IPA), 1559–1614, French classical scholar.
- castanet
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noun,
either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- nauseant
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noun,
a nauseant agent.
- Antonius
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noun,
Marcus, Antony, Mark.
- contests
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- natation
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noun,
an act or the skill of swimming.
- Tacitean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Publius Cornelius Tacitus.
- tabetics
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noun,
a person affected with tabes.
- coituses
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- sonances
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- Conneaut
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noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- consents
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noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- sonatina
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noun,
a short or simplified sonata.
- Constant
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- contents
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noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- contessa
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noun,
countess.
- ouabains
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noun,
a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 29 H 44 O 12 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- stannite
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noun,
a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
- sabatons
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noun,
a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
- annotate
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verb (used with object),
to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes:
- 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.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- Antinous
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noun,
the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
- absonant
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adjective,
dissonant; discordant (usually followed by from or to):
- abacuses
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noun,
a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.
- unstates
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to deprive (a person) of office or rank.
- annattos
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noun,
Also called lipstick tree. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
- uncinate
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adjective,
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
- scansion
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noun,
the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- anacusis
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noun,
total deafness.
- sanitate
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verb (used with object),
to make sanitary; equip with sanitary appliances:
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- outcaste
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noun,
(in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- Ouessant
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noun,
French name of Ushant.
- Antabuse
-
- unctions
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- abstains
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verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- scabious
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noun,
Also called pincushion flower. any of various plants belonging to the genus Scabiosa, of the teasel family, having opposite leaves and often showy flower heads in a variety of colors.
- satinets
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- antistat
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noun,
an antistatic agent.
- tunicate
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noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- 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.
- actuates
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verb (used with object),
to incite or move to action; impel; motivate:
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- tutties
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noun,
an impure oxide of zinc obtained from the flues of smelting furnaces, or a similar substance occurring as a native mineral, used chiefly as a polishing powder.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Tacitus
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noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- actuate
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verb (used with object),
to incite or move to action; impel; motivate:
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- unction
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- cantina
-
noun,
a saloon; bar.
- caisson
-
noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- neuston
-
noun,
the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
- cabinet
-
noun,
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
- cession
-
noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- nasions
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Canossa
-
noun,
a ruined castle in N Italy: scene of the penance of Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire before Pope Gregory VII in 1077.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- situate
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- casuist
-
noun,
an oversubtle or disingenuous reasoner, especially in questions of morality.
- aeonian
-
adjective,
eternal; everlasting.
- uncases
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- nauseas
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- Cassite
-
noun,
Kassite.
- catboat
-
noun,
a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.
- Cassino
-
noun,
casino (def 3).
- cassina
-
noun,
dahoon.
- cassena
-
noun,
dahoon.
- Cassatt
-
noun,
Mary, 1845–1926, U.S. painter.
- casitas
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- casinos
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- caseous
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adjective,
of or like cheese.
- cassone
-
noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- butanes
-
noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
- tanists
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noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- sestina
-
noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- sabines
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- bistate
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving two states, especially of the U.S.:
- anconas
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- bisects
-
noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- sennits
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- testons
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- tetanus
-
noun,
Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw.
Compare lockjaw.
- bonacis
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- nuances
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- Bettina
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- teutons
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- Tibetan
-
noun,
a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.
- secants
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- nuncios
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- benison
-
noun,
benediction.
- nutates
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- nonsuit
-
noun,
a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
- Nicaean
-
adjective,
Nicene.
- tautens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- tannate
-
noun,
a salt of tannic acid.
- siennas
-
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)
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- tansies
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- niobate
-
noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- bunnies
-
noun,
Informal. a rabbit, especially a small or young one.
- Buisson
-
noun,
Ferdinand Édouard [fer-dee-nahn ey-dwar] /fɛr diˈnɑ̃ eɪˈdwær/ (Show IPA), 1841–1932, French statesman and educator: Nobel Peace Prize 1927.
- setouts
-
noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- Taunton
-
noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Ancaeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
- bounces
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- anatine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- anattos
-
noun,
annatto.
- tunnies
-
noun,
tuna1 .
- Bossuet
-
noun,
Jacques Bénigne [zhahk bey-neen-yuh] /ʒɑk beɪˈnin yə/ (Show IPA), 1627–1704, French bishop, writer, and orator.
- bonuses
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- bonnets
-
noun,
a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.
- bonitas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- Sno-Cat
-
- stouten
-
verb (used with object),
to make stout.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- abacist
-
noun,
a person skilled in using an abacus.
- instant
-
noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- usances
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- intens.
-
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- intents
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- stances
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- suasion
-
noun,
the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
- ebonist
-
noun,
a worker in ebony.
- Iobates
-
noun,
a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
- subnets
-
noun,
the abstraction, in topology, of a subsequence.
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- unstate
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to deprive (a person) of office or rank.
- stactes
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- cutties
-
noun,
a short spoon.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Stinnes
-
noun,
Hugo [hoo-gaw;; English hyoo-goh] /ˈhu gɔ;; English ˈhyu goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1924, German industrialist.
- Soutine
-
noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- statics
-
noun,
the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
- satiate
-
adjective,
satiated.
- ictuses
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- iceboat
-
noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- Stanton
-
noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- statant
-
adjective,
(of an animal) represented as standing with all feet on the ground:
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Stettin
-
noun,
German name of Szczecin.
- satanic
-
adjective,
of Satan.
- statist
-
noun,
an advocate of statism.
- Statius
-
noun,
Publius Papinius [puhb-lee-uh s puh-pin-ee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs pəˈpɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.
- incests
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- statute
-
noun,
Law.
an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document.
the document in which such an enactment is expressed.
- steato-
-
- eutocia
-
noun,
normal childbirth.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- Stetson
-
- unseats
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- abscise
-
verb (used without object),
to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.
- tabinet
-
noun,
a fabric resembling poplin, made of silk and wool and usually given a watered finish.
- Susanna
-
noun,
a book of the Apocrypha, constituting the 13th chapter of Daniel in the Douay Bible.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- consist
-
noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- sonatas
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- actino-
-
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- content
-
noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- Susanne
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- cobnuts
-
noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- sabaton
-
noun,
a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
- Susiana
-
noun,
Elam.
- sustain
-
verb (used with object),
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- Tabasco
-
noun,
a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- tabetic
-
noun,
a person affected with tabes.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- suction
-
noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- Cottbus
-
noun,
a city in E Germany, on the Spree River.
- cuestas
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- soutane
-
noun,
a cassock.
- Soubise
-
noun,
a brown or white sauce containing strained or puréed onions and served with meat.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- absents
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- abstain
-
verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- issuant
-
adjective,
Heraldry. (of a beast) represented with the body erect and only the forepart visible:
- Sunnite
-
noun,
Sunni (def 1).
- sanious
-
adjective,
characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- sonnies
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- unisons
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Itabuna
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- cosines
-
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.
- suntans
-
noun,
a tan military uniform for summer wear.
- contuse
-
verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- Sanctus
-
noun,
(italics). Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- Socinus
-
noun,
Faustus [faw-stuh s] /ˈfɔ stəs/ (Show IPA), (Fausto Sozzini) 1539–1604, and his uncle, Laelius [lee-lee-uh s] /ˈli li əs/ (Show IPA) (Lelio Sozzini), 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers.
- buttons
-
noun,
a bellboy or page in a hotel.
- Oceania
-
noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- batteau
-
noun,
bateau (def 1).
- outsits
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- autoist
-
noun,
motorist.
- tocsins
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- astatic
-
adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- tonuses
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Ossetic
-
noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- scutate
-
adjective,
Botany. formed like a round buckler.
- obstet.
-
- battens
-
noun,
a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
- banians
-
noun,
banyan.
- annatto
-
noun,
Also called lipstick tree. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
- outcast
-
noun,
a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society:
- Bassein
-
noun,
a city in SW Burma, near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.
- basinet
-
noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- obtests
-
verb (used with object),
to invoke as witness.
- batiste
-
noun,
a fine, often sheer fabric, constructed in either a plain or figured weave and made of any of various natural or synthetic fibers.
- tontine
-
noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- bastion
-
noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- Basutos
-
noun,
Sotho (def 3).
- Bastian
-
noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- obtains
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- Antibes
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- outsets
-
noun,
the beginning or start:
- sonants
-
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).
- attunes
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- Batista
-
noun,
Fulgencio [fool-hen-syaw] /fulˈhɛn syɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar) 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.
- basiate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to kiss.
- Antaeus
-
noun,
an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
- Oscines
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- attests
-
noun,
Archaic. witness; testimony; attestation.
- attaint
-
noun,
Obsolete. a stain; disgrace; taint.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- scabies
-
noun,
a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin.
Compare itch (def 10), mange.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Ansonia
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- attains
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- battuto
-
noun,
soffritto.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- ouabain
-
noun,
a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 29 H 44 O 12 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- basions
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tonneau
-
noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- battues
-
noun,
Hunting.
the beating or driving of game from cover toward a stationary hunter.
a hunt or hunting party using this method of securing game.
- battuta
-
noun,
a beat.
- Bassano
-
noun,
Jacopo [yah-kaw-paw] /ˈyɑ kɔ pɔ/ (Show IPA), (Giacomo da Ponte) 1510–92, Italian painter.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- outacts
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- acious
-
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- attest
-
noun,
Archaic. witness; testimony; attestation.
- unison
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- actin-
-
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- attent
-
adjective,
attentive; intent.
- aceous
-
- contin
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- attune
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- aceto-
-
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- sobeit
-
conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- natant
-
adjective,
swimming; floating.
- census
-
noun,
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- toasts
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- sauces
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Scotus
-
noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- castes
-
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.
- Scouse
-
noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Susian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- cobnut
-
noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Sutton
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- 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.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Scotts
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- cestus
-
noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- Nassau
-
noun,
a seaport on New Providence Island: capital of the Bahamas; seaside resort.
- cestas
-
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.
- Tobies
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- cosets
-
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.
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Sanusi
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stints
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- 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.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- stoats
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- eosins
-
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.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- abacus
-
noun,
a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- ennuis
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Ennius
-
noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Sasebo
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- tubate
-
adjective,
having or forming a tube or tubes; tubular.
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- anuses
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- scato-
-
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- scatts
-
noun,
scat5 .
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- statue
-
noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- status
-
noun,
the position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing.
- usneas
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- satins
-
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.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steno-
-
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- Inness
-
noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- ascots
-
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.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- absent
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- astute
-
adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- cubits
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- Isaacs
-
noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- suints
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- cteno-
-
- suites
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- sunnas
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- cuisse
-
noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- outact
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 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.
- sunset
-
noun,
the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- suntan
-
noun,
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- Cuiaba
-
noun,
a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- onuses
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Asosan
-
noun,
a volcano in SW Japan, in central Kyushu. 5225 feet (1593 meters); crater 12 miles (19 km) across.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- abases
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- stouts
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- abates
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- abatis
-
noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- subito
-
adverb,
(as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly:
- subnet
-
noun,
the abstraction, in topology, of a subsequence.
- Assiut
-
noun,
Asyut.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- assoc.
-
- subsea
-
adjective,
occurring, working, etc., under the sea or ocean:
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- subset
-
noun,
a set that is a part of a larger set.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Assuan
-
noun,
Aswan.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- custos
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- causes
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- bounce
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- anatto
-
noun,
annatto.
- Basset
-
noun,
one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.
- bosuns
-
noun,
boatswain.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tenant
-
noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- Bonnie
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”.
- Bonnet
-
noun,
a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- sabins
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- bastes
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Bastia
-
noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- bouses
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- sabots
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- Basuto
-
noun,
Sotho (def 3).
- setout
-
noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- bunton
-
noun,
one of a number of struts reinforcing the walls of a shaft and dividing it into vertical compartments.
- tasset
-
noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- Bunsen
-
noun,
Robert Wilhelm [rob-ert wil-helm;; German roh-bert vil-helm] /ˈrɒb ərt ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈroʊ bɛrt ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1811–99, German chemist.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- bunion
-
noun,
inflammation of the synovial bursa of the great toe, usually resulting in enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe.
- buncos
-
noun,
bunko.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- tastes
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Tatius
-
noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- tattie
-
noun,
tatty2 .
- basnet
-
noun,
basinet.
- taunts
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- tauten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- scubas
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- tauto-
-
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- scutes
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- boites
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Busoni
-
noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- nutant
-
adjective,
drooping; nodding.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- besots
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- Besant
-
noun,
bezant.
- Sabina
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- Benton
-
noun,
Thomas Hart ("Old Bullion") 1782–1858, U.S. political leader.
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- Benoni
-
noun,
a city in the NE of the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg: gold mines.
- Benoit
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- nutate
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- bauson
-
noun,
a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- beauts
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- Sabean
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Saba.
- aniso-
-
- Beaton
-
noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- beasts
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- battue
-
noun,
Hunting.
the beating or driving of game from cover toward a stationary hunter.
a hunt or hunting party using this method of securing game.
- nubias
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- boasts
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tenuto
-
adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- bitten
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- bateau
-
noun,
Also, batteau. Nautical.
Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers.
a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack.
(in some regions) a scow.
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- Bissau
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guinea-Bissau, in the W part.
- bisect
-
noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- Nubian
-
noun,
a member of any of the various peoples inhabiting Nubia.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- sennas
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- batten
-
noun,
a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce certain doors, or supply a foundation for lathing.
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- Tetuan
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- Bianca
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- Teuton
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- bettas
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- busies
-
adjective,
actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime:
- Bonnes
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- obtest
-
verb (used with object),
to invoke as witness.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- cabane
-
noun,
a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- cannas
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- Cannae
-
noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- tissue
-
noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Cantab
-
- banian
-
noun,
banyan.
- outsat
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsit.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Banias
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- unbent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unbend.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- obtuse
-
adjective,
not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
- obtect
-
adjective,
(of a pupa) having the antennae, legs, and wings glued to the surface of the body.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- U-boat
-
noun,
a German submarine.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- tactus
-
noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Button
-
noun,
a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
- outsit
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- buteos
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- saunas
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- butane
-
noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- buttes
-
noun,
an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- Tustin
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Tissot
-
noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- bancos
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- tuttis
-
noun,
a tutti passage or movement.
- outset
-
noun,
the beginning or start:
- Cassia
-
noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- sect.
-
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- inst.
-
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- sito-
-
- scabs
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- scat-
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- sebi-
-
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sates
-
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- seats
-
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.
- 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.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- nuci-
-
- oste-
-
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- naut.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- 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.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- neut.
-
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- NoibN
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- Nabis
-
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- nests
-
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.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- sones
-
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.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Scot.
-
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- noct-
-
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- naso-
-
- noses
-
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.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- nano-
-
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- snobs
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sans.
-
- nona-
-
- Sino-
-
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- sines
-
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.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- seti-
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- snubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of snubbing.
- 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.).
- 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.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- stabs
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- sanit
-
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- Basso
-
noun,
a person who sings bass; a bass.
- tious
-
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- basts
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- batts
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- Benin
-
noun,
Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Capital: Porto Novo.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Bennu
-
noun,
Benu.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Tobit
-
noun,
a book of the Apocrypha.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Bacau
-
noun,
a city in E Romania.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- bact.
-
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- banns
-
noun,
notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- Bantu
-
noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Aust.
-
- teno-
-
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Bonne
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- Bonns
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- Tenn.
-
- botts
-
noun,
bot2 .
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Tibet
-
noun,
Also, Thibet. Also called Sitsang, Xizang. Official name Tibet Autonomous Region. an administrative division of China, N of the Himalayas: prior to 1950 a theocracy under the Dalai Lama; the highest country in the world, average elevation about 16,000 feet (4877 meters). 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,599 sq. km). Capital: Lhasa.
- bests
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Betta
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- Betti
-
noun,
Ugo [oo-gaw] /ˈu gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1953, Italian poet and dramatist.
- Teut.
-
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- biont
-
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- bisso
-
noun,
bis2 .
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- bitts
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- auto.
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- UNCIO
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- 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.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Tutto
-
adjective,
all; entire.
- tutti
-
noun,
a tutti passage or movement.
- anat.
-
- actos
-
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- 30-30
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- USSCt
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- 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.
- about
-
adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- Abuna
-
noun,
the title of the chief bishop of the Ethiopian Church.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- abuts
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- acet-
-
- 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.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- asst.
-
- ASEAN
-
- toti-
-
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assn.
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- 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.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- ation
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tonia
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- atto-
-
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- annot
-
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anon.
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tubi-
-
- tubes
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ante-
-
- anti-
-
- asco-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- tubas
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- 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.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- 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.
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- sunns
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- 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: ¢.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- 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.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- 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.
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- cent.
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- stobs
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- estab
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- 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.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- IATSE
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- stat.
-
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- icons
-
- 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.
- cubit
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- subst
-
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- ento-
-
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- Ecua.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- Bunin
-
noun,
Ivan Alekseevich [ee-vahn uh-lyi-ksye-yi-vyich] /iˈvɑn ʌ lyɪˈksyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1953, Russian poet and novelist: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Bunns
-
noun,
bun1 (def 1).
- bunts
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- buses
-
noun,
a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- busts
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Buteo
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- Butes
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Butte
-
noun,
an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- 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.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- cata-
-
- caus.
-
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tit.
-
- SBIC
-
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- sics
-
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).
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sec.
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- uni-
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USTC
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- USSB
-
- USNA
-
- USIS
-
- USIA
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USCA
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- tion
-
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- 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.
- sub-
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- tots
-
noun,
a small 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:
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- sci.
-
- Soni
-
- iso-
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- SEbS
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tonn
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- tab.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sobs
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Tob.
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- subs
-
noun,
a submarine.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Tues
-
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- 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.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- ScBE
-
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- 1080
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ESIS
-
- enc.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eous
-
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- eso-
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- est.
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- BASc
-
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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 = .
- attn
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- BSIE
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- att.
-
- ious
-
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ISBN
-
- ISSN
-
- asis
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- ICAO
-
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- IATA
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- aut-
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Aus.
-
- Ice.
-
- int.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- asc-
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bot.
-
- BOSS
-
noun,
a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- bott
-
noun,
bot2 .
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- 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.
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- BSNA
-
- BSOT
-
- BSSA
-
- BSSE
-
- BSES
-
- BSEc
-
- Buna
-
- Bunn
-
noun,
bun1 (def 1).
- bus.
-
- BSAA
-
- buss
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
kiss.
- BSCE
-
- Bust
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- but-
-
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- Butt
-
noun,
the end or extremity of anything, especially the thicker, larger, or blunt end considered as a bottom, base, support, or handle, as of a log, fishing rod, or pistol.
- BSAE
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bin-
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- cts.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- bet.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- 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.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- cen.
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- atic
-
- BSIT
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- non-
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- NOAA
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- osis
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- nos-
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- acea
-
- ance
-
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Anas
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- neo-
-
- abs-
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- 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.
- obs.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- Oct.
-
- NTSB
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- aet.
-
- 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.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ANSI
-
- 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.
- ant.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- ANTU
-
- Sab.
-
- NACA
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- SASE
-
- Sat.
-
- SATB
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- out-
-
- NEbn
-
- ann.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- ano-
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NCAA
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- NCTE
-
- Bn.
-
- Tbi
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- BSE
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- uti
-
- BNS
-
- 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.
- ab-
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- TBO
-
- USB
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- abt
-
- an.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ac-
-
- USO
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- AUC
-
- AIA
-
- USN
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- abn
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- UTC
-
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- BSA
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- AAE
-
- AAU
-
- asb
-
- 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.
- ATC
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AUA
-
- tue
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ATA
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BCE
-
- be-
-
- BSS
-
- BSC
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- TNT
-
- ASN
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- AOU
-
- ase
-
- TSE
-
- ASI
-
- TSI
-
- TSS
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ASU
-
- TTS
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Tu.
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- AOA
-
- ast
-
- Bac
-
- TNB
-
- ACS
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- AIC
-
- UIT
-
- TIA
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- bi-
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- USS
-
- BIE
-
- AEC
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- Une
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- UAE
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ANC
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BCS
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- USA
-
- bec
-
- 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.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- TBA
-
- NEA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- SNU
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NBA
-
- NBC
-
- NbE
-
- NBS
-
- ne-
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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).
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAA
-
- NNE
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- SSB
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- BSN
-
- ISA
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ise
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- NCO
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- 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.
- ote
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- ose
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- OTB
-
- SCB
-
- OTS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- So.
-
- SAA
-
- sc.
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- oic
-
- OCS
-
- NOC
-
- Oc.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ob.
-
- OSA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OSB
-
- OTC
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- OAU
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OBE
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- SCS
-
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- 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 = .
- CTA
-
- CIE
-
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Sus
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CST
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- CIA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- IOC
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- Cut
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noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- eo-
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
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- CIB
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- CEO
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- ean
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- CBE
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- BSO
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- TAU
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noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- BST
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- Bt.
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- BTE
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- TAT
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verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- bu.
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- bun
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noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ca.
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- CIO
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noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- CEA
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- Co.
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- cs.
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- ct.
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- CAA
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- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CAB
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noun,
a taxicab.
- CAI
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- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- CBS
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- EAA
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- Sui
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noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- io-
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- ESU
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- STI
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- ETO
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ETS
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- eu-
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- STB
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- ics
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- ITU
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- Ia.
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- Esc
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
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- ib.
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- IBN
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- Ibo
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noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- in.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ine
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- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ess
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noun,
the letter S, s.
- uts
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ESA
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- en-
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- EbN
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- EBS
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- ec-
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- ECA
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- Stu
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noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- EIS
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- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- UB
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- CB
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- O.
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- S.
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- AO
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- SA
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- B-
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CE
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- EI
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- SU
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- UI
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- TC
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- Eb
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- BC
-
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NI
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- TT
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OA
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- t.
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- TB
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CU
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- NB
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- UC
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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.
- TN
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- i.
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- ic
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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.
- U.
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- SN
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- BO
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- NC
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