Anagrams of cosignatories

Word cosignatories has 2372 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of cosignatories.

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signatories
noun, a signer, or one of the signers, of a document:
ostensoria
noun, ostensory.
originates
verb (used with object), to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent:
sonorities
noun, the condition or quality of being resonant or sonorous.
astrionics
noun, the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
octonaries
noun, a group of eight; an ogdoad.
cortisones
noun, Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
iatrogenic
adjective, (of a medical disorder) caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician.
senoritas
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
coronitis
noun, inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
cortisone
noun, Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
cosigners
noun, a cosignatory.
anti-icer
noun, a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
ostiaries
noun, Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders. the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
creations
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
graciosos
noun, a buffoon or clown in Spanish comedy.
crestings
noun, Architecture. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.
croissant
noun, a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.
agonistic
adjective, combative; striving to overcome in argument.
recisions
noun, an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
originate
verb (used with object), to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent:
orgiastic
adjective, of, relating to, or having the nature of an orgy.
corantoes
noun, courante.
isogonics
noun, isogonal line.
cast-iron
noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
seriation
noun, the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
isosteric
adjective, Chemistry. having the same number of valence electrons in the same configuration but differing in the kinds and numbers of atoms.
isooctane
noun, the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
certosina
noun, a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
cessation
noun, a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
Isocrates
noun, 436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
ganisters
noun, a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
signories
noun, seigniory.
canisters
noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
sinistro-
seigniors
noun, a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
astringes
verb (used with object), to compress; bind together; constrict.
assertion
noun, a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason:
consortia
noun, a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
sarcosine
noun, a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
scenarist
noun, a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
escargots
noun, an edible snail.
estragons
noun, tarragon.
rogations
noun, Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
rigatonis
noun, a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
soarings
noun, the sport of flying a sailplane.
cistrons
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
Ossetian
noun, an Osset.
sinister
adjective, threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous:
argentic
adjective, of or containing silver and having a valence greater than the corresponding argentous compound.
argento-
arsonist
noun, a person who commits arson.
grecians
noun, a Greek.
argosies
noun, a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
cosigner
noun, a cosignatory.
citrines
noun, a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
acrogens
noun, a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
scenario
noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
snot-rag
noun, a handkerchief.
seringas
noun, any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
Ericsson
noun, John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
cisterna
noun, cistern (def 2).
Ossianic
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
ironists
noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
Iscariot
noun, the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
socagers
noun, a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
gracioso
noun, a buffoon or clown in Spanish comedy.
cresting
noun, Architecture. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.
cantoris
adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
ringtoss
noun, a game in which rings, often made of rope, are tossed to encircle an upright peg.
Creation
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
inertias
noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
corsages
noun, a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
scanties
noun, scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
Gaiseric
noun, Genseric.
ostracon
noun, (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
canotier
noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
aoristic
adjective, Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
torsions
noun, the act of twisting.
canister
noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
seignior
noun, a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
coronate
adjective, having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
notaries
noun, notary public.
erosions
noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
contessa
noun, countess.
ingrates
noun, an ungrateful person.
scrooges
noun, Ebenezer [eb-uh-nee-zer] /ˌɛb əˈni zər/ (Show IPA) a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
consorts
noun, a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
coinages
noun, the act, process, or right of making coins.
scooters
noun, a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
rogation
noun, Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
oreganos
noun, an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
incisors
noun, any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
astringe
verb (used with object), to compress; bind together; constrict.
Congress
noun, (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: a session of this body:
congrats
noun, interjection, congratulations.
congests
verb (used with object), to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog:
coitions
noun, coitus.
teniasis
noun, taeniasis.
octagons
noun, a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
cognates
noun, a person or thing cognate with another.
Tiresias
noun, a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness.
seatings
noun, an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
coagents
noun, a joint agent.
sections
noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
roasting
noun, a severely critical notice or review; pan.
coarsens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
arsenics
eristics
noun, a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
coasters
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
corantos
noun, courante.
organics
noun, a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
aconites
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.
sanities
noun, the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
stearins
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
igniters
noun, a person or thing that ignites.
coatings
noun, a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
oceanog.
organist
noun, a person who plays the organ.
Gossaert
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), Mabuse, Jan.
granites
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
stingers
noun, a person or thing that stings.
Triassic
noun, Also, Trias [trahy-uh s] /ˈtraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). the Triassic Period or System.
soricine
adjective, of or resembling the shrews.
treasons
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
reaction
noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
geronto-
gerontic
adjective, geriatric.
isotones
noun, one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
isotonic
adjective, Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
agrestic
adjective, rural; rustic.
crinites
noun, a fossil crinoid.
rigatoni
noun, a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
eastings
noun, Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
genitors
noun, a parent, especially a father.
carotins
noun, carotene.
recision
noun, an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
erasions
noun, the act of erasing.
airiness
noun, openness to the air:
narcosis
noun, a state of stupor or drowsiness.
gantries
noun, a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
retsinas
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
castings
noun, the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
necrosis
noun, death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
Castries
noun, a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
Negritic
adjective, of or relating to blacks or to the Negritos.
Negritos
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
agnostic
noun, a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. Synonyms: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever; doubter, skeptic, secularist, empiricist; heathen, heretic, infidel, pagan.
sericins
noun, a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
estragon
noun, tarragon.
egoistic
adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
gastrins
noun, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
strigose
adjective, Botany. set with stiff bristles of hairs; hispid.
signiors
noun, signor.
giantess
noun, an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
agonists
noun, a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
crossing
noun, the act of a person or thing that crosses.
crosstie
noun, Railroads. a tie.
isogonic
noun, isogonal line.
songster
noun, a person who sings; a singer.
tracings
noun, the act of a person or thing that traces.
Socrates
noun, 469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
rootages
noun, the act of taking root.
ancestor
noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
nitroso-
signoras
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
escargot
noun, an edible snail.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
sensoria
noun, a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
raisings
noun, a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
ganister
noun, a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
tragions
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
cognate
noun, a person or thing cognate with another.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Insecta
noun, the class comprising the insects.
censors
noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
isatins
noun, a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
stinger
noun, a person or thing that stings.
inserts
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
sirenic
adjective, of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
ingress
noun, the act of going in or entering.
coignes
noun, verb (used with object), quoin.
certain
Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
cations
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
isation
coinage
noun, the act, process, or right of making coins.
signers
noun, a person who signs.
ingrate
noun, an ungrateful person.
nasties
noun, Informal. a nasty person or thing.
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.
castors
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
signore
noun, a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
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.
ingests
verb (used with object), to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
casting
noun, the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
coition
noun, coitus.
signors
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
narcose
adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
ironist
noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
signets
noun, a small seal, as on a finger ring.
cerato-
cistron
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
Ionesco
noun, Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
sinters
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
isogons
noun, a polygon having all angles equal.
escorts
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
citrine
noun, a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
estrins
noun, estrone.
cession
noun, act of ceding, as by treaty.
isotone
noun, one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
stearo-
citrins
noun, bioflavonoid.
erotics
noun, an erotic poem.
cistern
noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
citrons
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
centri-
tensors
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
coagent
noun, a joint agent.
singers
noun, a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
coarsen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
Rossini
noun, Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
irenics
noun, the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches. Compare polemics (def 2).
ironies
noun, the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
coaster
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
tigress
noun, a female tiger.
Signora
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
instars
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
signior
noun, signor.
coating
noun, a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
centro-
ingesta
plural noun, substances ingested.
stogies
noun, a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar.
ingates
noun, gate1 (def 15).
Crotone
noun, a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
Geraint
noun, one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
earings
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
sorites
noun, a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
sooners
noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
Tangier
noun, a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
gisants
noun, a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
tanrecs
noun, tenrec.
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.
Gnostic
noun, (initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
go-cart
noun, a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
crotons
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
goiters
noun, an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
Gentoos
noun, a Hindu.
cronies
noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
gaiters
noun, a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper1 (def 7).
Socotra
noun, an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
crinose
adjective, hairy.
crinite
noun, a fossil crinoid.
cringes
noun, servile or fawning deference.
socages
noun, a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
cretins
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
ergotin
noun, any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
Graeco-
socager
noun, a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
sorting
noun, the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
easting
noun, Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
granite
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
storage
noun, the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
garcons
noun, (usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
garnets
noun, any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
entasis
noun, a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
garotes
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
enroots
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
stances
noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
stoners
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
gascons
noun, a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
engross
verb (used with object), to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb:
gasters
stooges
noun, an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
gastric
adjective, pertaining to the stomach.
genitor
noun, a parent, especially a father.
gastrin
noun, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
stories
noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
egoists
noun, a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
gastro-
strains
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Staines
noun, a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
strange
adverb, in a strange manner.
stagers
noun, a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
Genista
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
eatings
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
genito-
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
cranio-
inertia
noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
incases
verb (used with object), encase.
igniter
noun, a person or thing that ignites.
coranto
noun, courante.
ignites
verb (used with object), to set on fire; kindle.
ignores
verb (used with object), to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
Igorots
noun, a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
Igraine
noun, the mother of King Arthur.
coontie
noun, either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
Sistine
adjective, of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
contra-
incages
verb (used with object), encage.
incests
noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
Sitsang
noun, Tibet (def 1).
constr.
conster
verb (used with or without object), construe.
incises
verb (used with object), to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
stingos
noun, strong beer.
consort
noun, a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
consist
noun, Railroads. the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train. a record made of this rolling stock.
incisor
noun, any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
erosion
noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
incites
verb (used with object), to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
congest
verb (used with object), to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog:
incross
noun, a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
Congers
noun, a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
tearing
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
corneas
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
Craigie
noun, Sir William (Alexander) 1867–1957, Scottish lexicographer and philologist.
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.
Cotinga
noun, any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
gratine
verb (used with object), to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
gainers
noun, a person or thing that gains.
gratins
noun, au gratin.
Grecian
noun, a Greek.
Ericson
noun, Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
costing
noun, cost accounting.
costers
noun, costermonger.
costars
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
Costain
noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
soaring
noun, the sport of flying a sailplane.
cosigns
verb (used with or without object), to sign as a cosigner.
iatrics
Grisons
noun, a canton in E Switzerland. 2747 sq. mi. (7115 sq. km). Capital: Chur.
Cortona
noun, Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
stearic
adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
corsets
noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
corsage
noun, a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
Sno-Cat
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
coronet
noun, a small crown.
coronas
noun, a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
cornets
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
eristic
noun, a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
casters
noun, a person or thing that casts.
sterno-
seringa
noun, any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
atonics
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
seating
noun, an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
santirs
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
orisons
noun, a prayer.
trigons
noun, a triangle.
trigone
noun, Also, trigonum. Anatomy. a triangular part or area. the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
Seagirt
noun, surrounded by the sea.
re-sign
verb (used with or without object), to sign again.
octagon
noun, a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
tragics
noun, the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
reginas
noun, queen.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
arseno-
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.
secants
noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
section
noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
tragion
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
nostocs
noun, any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
seising
noun, seizing.
Ariosto
noun, Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
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.
Cainite
noun, a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
tocsins
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
tisanes
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
resting
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Orontes
noun, a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
notices
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
aristo-
aristos
noun, aristocrat.
regains
noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
origans
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
organo-
reasons
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
scooter
noun, a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
reagins
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
orgeats
noun, a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
oration
noun, a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
ratoons
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
ascents
noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
organic
noun, a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
orceins
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
airings
noun, an exposure to the air, as for drying.
ascites
noun, accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
recants
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
Ontario
noun, a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
Scrooge
noun, Ebenezer [eb-uh-nee-zer] /ˌɛb əˈni zər/ (Show IPA) a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
onagers
noun, a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
Sargent
noun, Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
ratings
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
scrinia
noun, a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
arsines
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
recasts
noun, a recasting.
agonies
noun, extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
onstage
adverb, on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
scotias
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
oneiric
adjective, of or relating to dreams.
agonist
noun, a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
scoters
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
triages
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
sarongs
noun, a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
ariosos
noun, an arioso composition or section.
oregano
noun, an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
raisins
noun, a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
acetins
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
neritic
adjective, of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
cartoon
noun, a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
Ossetia
noun, a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
argents
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
nestors
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
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.
rootage
noun, the act of taking root.
trogons
noun, any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Nicetas
noun, Saint Ignatius (def 2).
racists
noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
Nicosia
noun, a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
carnose
adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
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.
carnies
noun, a person employed by a carnival.
Ossetic
noun, the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
sericin
noun, a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
Nigeria
noun, a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
nectars
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
cassone
noun, a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
Cassite
noun, Kassite.
Cassino
noun, casino (def 3).
Cassini
noun, Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
satoris
noun, sudden enlightenment.
casinos
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
casings
noun, a case or covering; housing.
torsion
noun, the act of twisting.
aorists
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
Negrito
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
caserns
noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
caseins
noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
Roscian
adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
antero-
carnets
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
carotin
noun, carotene.
tracing
noun, the act of a person or thing that traces.
sangers
noun, Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
trioses
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
senoras
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
actings
noun, the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
Oscines
noun, an oscine bird.
noetics
noun, the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
canters
noun, an easy gallop.
actino-
racoons
noun, raccoon.
cargoes
noun, the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
Niteroi
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
acrogen
noun, a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
actress
noun, a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
anoesis
noun, a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
raising
noun, a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
risings
noun, the act of a person or thing that rises.
raisin
noun, a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
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).
grani-
gneiss
noun, a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
ranges
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
sonics
noun, the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
Sontag
noun, Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
ratoon
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
gorses
noun, any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
Sonora
noun, a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
Grants
noun, a town in W New Mexico.
raises
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
grano-
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
gooses
noun, any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
rating
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
sonars
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
Gorton
noun, John Grey, 1911–2002, Australian political leader: prime minister 1968–71.
goiter
noun, an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
goners
noun, a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
grains
noun, an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
soigne
adjective, carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
sarsen
noun, any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
racoon
noun, raccoon.
Graces
noun, elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
gossan
noun, a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
racist
noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
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.
gnosis
noun, knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
socio-
Regain
noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
Sooner
noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
saints
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
rising
noun, the act of a person or thing that rises.
Saigon
noun, former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
Gainer
noun, a person or thing that gains.
rinses
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
Gaines
noun, Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
gainst
preposition, against.
gaiter
noun, a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper1 (def 7).
saices
noun, syce.
Sanger
noun, Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
ricins
noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
sanies
noun, a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
stanes
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
Garcon
noun, (usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
Garnet
noun, any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
stares
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
roasts
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
rosins
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
rosets
noun, resin; rosin.
Roscoe
noun, a revolver or pistol.
steric
adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
stenos
noun, a stenographer.
etrogs
noun, Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
steno-
roosts
noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
steins
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
stego-
rooses
verb (used with or without object), praise.
roncos
noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
sacro-
garote
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
sansei
noun, a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
sarong
noun, a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
sarges
noun, sergeant.
recons
noun, reconnaissance.
genoas
noun, a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
Gentoo
noun, a Hindu.
recast
noun, a recasting.
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
stager
noun, a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
reagin
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
gestic
adjective, pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
sorgos
noun, any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Girtin
noun, Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
sargos
noun, a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
gisant
noun, a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
recti-
rectos
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
gastr-
stance
noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
Gascon
noun, a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
resist
noun, a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
Gasser
noun, Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
resign
verb (used with object), to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
Gaston
noun, a male given name.
Santos
noun, a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
stages
noun, a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
sarco-
reigns
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
region
noun, an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
stains
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
gators
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
Regina
noun, queen.
scants
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
socage
noun, a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
scenas
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
Grasse
noun, François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
intra-
intro.
intros
noun, an introduction.
Nostoc
noun, any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
seisin
noun, seizin.
ionics
noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
sector
noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
nooses
noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
singes
noun, a superficial burn.
noises
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
Singer
noun, a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
irenic
adjective, tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
seniti
noun, a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
notice
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
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.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
octroi
noun, (formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
INGRES
noun, Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
inorg.
sirens
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
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.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
inter.
insets
noun, something inserted; insert.
insist
verb (used with object), to assert or maintain firmly:
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
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.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
instr.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
secant
noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
irises
noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
ironic
adjective, using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
ingots
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
Negros
noun, an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
Serang
noun, Ceram.
estocs
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
signer
noun, a person who signs.
Signac
noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
siesta
noun, a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
nacres
noun, mother-of-pearl.
setons
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
serais
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
narco-
narcos
noun, narc.
Nasser
noun, Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
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.
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
serosa
noun, Embryology, Zoology. the chorion. a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
serins
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
Istria
noun, a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
Noetic
adjective, of or relating to the mind.
nitro-
isatin
noun, a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
noesis
noun, (in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
noctis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
nocti-
genit.
senors
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
nitric
adjective, containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
seracs
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
isogon
noun, a polygon having all angles equal.
nitres
noun, niter.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
sensor
noun, a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
niseis
noun, a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
Nicias
noun, died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
Signor
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
scrogs
noun, any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
ogress
noun, a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
otiose
adjective, being at leisure; idle; indolent.
necro-
groins
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
Groote
noun, Gerhard [Dutch khey-rahrt;; English gair-hahrt] /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt;; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Gerardus Magnus) 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
oscine
noun, an oscine bird.
oscars
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
Osages
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
Groton
noun, a city in SE Connecticut.
snorts
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
snores
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
groans
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
snoots
noun, Slang. the nose.
snoose
noun, finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
orogen
noun, an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
scents
noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
snares
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
iatric
adjective, of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
groats
noun, hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
grists
noun, grain to be ground.
origin
noun, something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
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.
grates
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
gratin
noun, au gratin.
scares
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
scarts
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
gratis
adverb, without charge or payment; free:
Greats
osteo-
Greco-
Osetic
adjective, noun, Ossetic.
Gretna
noun, a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
ossein
noun, the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
griots
noun, a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
Soares
noun, Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
scato-
Grison
noun, a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
Osiris
noun, the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
osiers
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
orison
noun, a prayer.
iatro-
scries
verb (used without object), to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
incite
verb (used with object), to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
scones
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
orangs
noun, orangutan.
Orange
noun, a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
scoots
noun, a swift, darting movement or course.
scores
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
scorns
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
Scioto
noun, a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
incogs
adjective, adverb, noun, incognita or incognito.
Scoter
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
scoto-
ingate
noun, gate1 (def 15).
ingest
verb (used with object), to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
onager
noun, a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
scrags
noun, a lean or scrawny person or animal.
incise
verb (used with object), to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
incest
noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
Origen
noun, (Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
orgies
noun, wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
sit-in
noun, any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
icings
noun, a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
icono-
sitars
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
ignite
verb (used with object), to set on fire; kindle.
origan
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
orgeat
noun, a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
ignore
verb (used with object), to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
Igorot
noun, a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
Oregon
noun, a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem. Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
Sister
noun, a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
Sisera
noun, the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
scions
noun, a descendant.
incage
verb (used with object), encage.
incase
verb (used with object), encase.
signet
noun, a small seal, as on a finger ring.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
coigne
noun, verb (used with object), quoin.
citrin
noun, bioflavonoid.
agron.
centr-
triage
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
Croton
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
Crosse
noun, a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
cross-
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
croons
noun, the act or sound of crooning.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
agric.
airing
noun, an exposure to the air, as for drying.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
crones
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
corgis
noun, Welsh corgi.
cities
noun, a large or important town.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
cerat-
trans.
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
crisis
noun, a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
centos
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
agonic
adjective, not forming an angle.
cerias
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
cootie
noun, a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Tocsin
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
cooner
noun, coon dog.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
corset
noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
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.
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
censor
noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
Cooter
noun, Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
argots
noun, a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
centi-
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
tangos
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
agists
verb (used with object), to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
cteno-
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
centas
noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
trices
noun, a very short time; an instant:
argons
noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
cringe
noun, servile or fawning deference.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
arioso
noun, an arioso composition or section.
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.
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
cossie
noun, a bathing suit; bathers.
cosset
noun, a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
Tessin
noun, French and German name of Ticino.
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.
cosign
verb (used with or without object), to sign as a cosigner.
corona
noun, a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
cosies
noun, a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
anises
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
aniso-
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
torsos
noun, the trunk of the human body.
assort
verb (used with object), to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
tarso-
assoc.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
assent
noun, agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
assign
noun, Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
Cortes
noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
corses
noun, corpse.
Tassie
noun, tass.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
Coster
noun, costermonger.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
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.
cretin
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
tragic
noun, the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
crests
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
coring
noun, the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
Argent
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
Tigris
noun, a river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq, joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab. 1150 miles (1850 km) long.
targes
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
Tongas
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
astron
costo-
astro-
torses
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
crasis
noun, composition; constitution; makeup.
Angers
noun, a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
tie-in
noun, an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
angio-
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
angsts
noun, a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
Ticino
noun, a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
trigon
noun, a triangle.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
cogent
adjective, convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
congas
noun, a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
cansos
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
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.
trogon
noun, any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
arsen-
carses
noun, bottom land.
stoics
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
Conger
noun, a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
Torino
noun, Turin.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
conges
noun, leave-taking; farewell.
across
adverb, from one side to another.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
enroot
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
enosis
noun, a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
Stones
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
coasts
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
tensas
noun, a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
stooge
noun, an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
enacts
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
aceto-
ergots
noun, Plant Pathology. a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body. the sclerotial body itself.
coeno-
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
essoin
noun, (in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
esrogs
noun, etrog.
cargos
noun, the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
sterns
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
Tsonga
noun, a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
caress
noun, an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
escort
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
coigns
noun, verb (used with object), quoin.
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
stingo
noun, strong beer.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
eroto-
cogons
noun, a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
arsons
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
stings
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
ascent
noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
ericas
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
acetin
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
tenias
noun, taenia.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
assert
Idioms, assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
eating
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
stores
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
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.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
arises
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
Strong
Idioms, come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
contes
plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
tinges
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
aeron.
Coates
noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
earing
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
trigos
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
Tagore
noun, Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
cagers
noun, Informal. a basketball player.
contos
noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
contr.
torose
adjective, Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
string
noun, a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
acting
noun, the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
actins
noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
congos
noun, congou.
tirage
noun, the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
casing
noun, a case or covering; housing.
casein
noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
Conroe
noun, a town in E Texas.
casino
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
casern
noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
actin-
Strega
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
caners
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Cassie
noun, huisache.
egoist
noun, a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
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.
conies
noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
Asser
noun, Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
TORES
noun, a torus.
orans
noun, orant.
scion
noun, a descendant.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
toons
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
ASCII
noun, a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
tono-
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
scoot
noun, a swift, darting movement or course.
Orang
noun, orangutan.
Oreg.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
asco-
Scone
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
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.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
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.
noso-
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
cains
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
segos
noun, sego lily.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
cages
noun, a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
noto-
segno
noun, a sign.
Segni
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
segar
noun, cigar.
cager
noun, Informal. a basketball player.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Norge
noun, Norwegian name of Norway.
secos
noun, sekos.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Caren
noun, a female given name.
noct-
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Cant.
Nogai
noun, a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
Norco
noun, a town in S California.
no-go
adjective, inoperative; canceled:
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
noose
noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
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.
sengi
noun, a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
canes
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
sect.
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.
asset
noun, a useful and desirable thing or quality:
onces
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
scrag
noun, a lean or scrawny person or animal.
tongs
noun, any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
SCOTS
noun, Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland. Compare Scots Gaelic.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
onco-
astr.
Onega
noun, Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
asst.
tonia
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
assn.
Scot.
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
onto-
scrog
noun, any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
ogres
noun, a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
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.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
togas
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
oases
noun, a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
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.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
Sears
noun, Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
Tonga
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
octa-
octan
noun, an octan fever.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
ation
octo-
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
arces
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
renga
noun, linked verse.
reni-
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
trigs
noun, trigonometry.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
aero-
aeri-
sarc-
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
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.
rests
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
AEGIS
noun, Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
Aegir
noun, a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
Sans.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
actos
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Regan
noun, (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters. Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
Recit
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
Agnes
noun, Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
rect.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
agist
verb (used with object), to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
agios
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
tries
noun, plural of try.
Regin
noun, a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
trig.
triga
noun, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
agers
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
REGIS
noun, a male given name.
Sarge
noun, sergeant.
Regt.
reign
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
trigo
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
agent
noun, a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
sanit
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
agone
adverb, adjective, ago.
trois
noun, the number 3.
rotos
noun, rotogravure.
trogs
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
Roget
noun, Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Ronco
noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
Roose
verb (used with or without object), praise.
acet-
Roost
noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
rooti
noun, rooty2 .
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
tsars
noun, czar.
30-30
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.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
Sango
noun, a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
rings
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
ricin
noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
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.
Rieti
noun, Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
sanes
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
actg.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
sains
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
rises
noun, an act or instance of rising.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
acro-
saice
noun, syce.
sagos
noun, a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
sages
noun, a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
agro-
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
oste-
scats
noun, scat singing.
argon
noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
scat-
Osset
noun, a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
ossia
conjunction, (indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
areo-
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
torso
noun, the trunk of the human body.
Argos
noun, an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
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.
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
scags
noun, heroin.
scent
noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
arsis
noun, Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat. Compare thesis (def 4).
orig.
arses
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
torii
noun, (in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
Orion
noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
toros
noun, a bull.
argot
noun, a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
Orson
noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Orton
noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
Osage
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
scena
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
scans
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
anti-
sargo
noun, a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
anger
noun, a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
rases
verb (used with object), raze.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
Saros
noun, the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
ranis
noun, ranee.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
airts
noun, a direction.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
trass
noun, a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
saris
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
treas
tress
noun, Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
angi-
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
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.
satis
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
ante-
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
anis-
rages
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
Range
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
ragis
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
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.
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
angst
noun, a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
angor
noun, extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
Angie
noun, a male or female given name, form of Angel.
sasin
noun, blackbuck.
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Negro
noun, Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
cargo
noun, the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
grans
noun, grandmother.
Grant
noun, something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
crass
adjective, without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
GRASS
noun, any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains. Compare grass family.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
grate
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
Craig
noun, Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
cotes
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
soars
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
costs
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
Greta
noun, a female given name, form of Margaret.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
grice
noun, a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
grins
noun, a broad smile.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
grain
noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
grist
noun, grain to be ground.
crit.
goner
noun, a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
gono-
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
croon
noun, the act or sound of crooning.
goons
noun, Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
goose
noun, any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
Goren
noun, Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
cress
noun, any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
gores
noun, blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
gorse
noun, any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
Gosse
noun, Sir Edmund William, 1849–1928, English poet, biographer, and critic.
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
gotra
noun, a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
Grace
noun, elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
griot
noun, a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
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.
cores
sito-
Iceni
noun, an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
ician
icing
noun, a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
icons
sites
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
corgi
noun, Welsh corgi.
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Tasso
noun, Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
tears
coots
noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
Inari
noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
tenia
noun, taenia.
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.
conto
noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
contg
IATSE
corns
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
groan
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
grots
noun, a grotto.
groat
noun, a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
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.
groin
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
Groot
noun, Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
snots
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Gross
noun, a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
Grote
noun, George, 1794–1871, English historian.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
iasis
noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
snoot
noun, Slang. the nose.
Corse
noun, corpse.
snogs
verb (used without object), to kiss and cuddle.
nitre
noun, niter.
snits
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
snags
noun, a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
Goias
noun, a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
goers
noun, a person or thing that goes:
cont.
engr.
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
Gaons
noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
ento-
entia
noun, plural of ens.
garni
adjective, garnished.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
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.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
gasts
verb (used with object), to terrify or frighten.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
gater
noun, gator.
Gates
noun, Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
gator
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
ecto-
econ.
stang
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
esrog
noun, etrog.
stge.
ster.
sties
noun, a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
sting
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
etrog
noun, Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Stans
noun, a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
stirs
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
ERICA
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
gains
stoas
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
ergot
noun, Plant Pathology. a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body. the sclerotial body itself.
ergo-
gaits
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
STAGE
noun, a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
targe
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
giant
noun, (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
sores
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
soras
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
Giono
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
soots
noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
girns
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
giros
noun, autogiro.
Soong
noun, Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
girts
noun, Carpentry. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
getas
noun, a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
tango
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
tangs
gists
noun, the main or essential part of a matter:
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
gnars
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
sorgo
noun, any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Srta.
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.
gears
noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
genic
adjective, of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
genii
noun, a plural of genius.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
Rosse
noun, William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
easts
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
Genoa
noun, a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
genro
noun, any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
gests
noun, a story or tale.
gents
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
so-so
adverb, in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
sorts
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
taces
noun, tasset.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
gesso
noun, gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
Conte
noun, count2 .
Corot
noun, Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
Const
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: ¢.
cero-
ceria
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
Issei
noun, a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Cons.
istic
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
cert.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
ition
signa
verb, (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
cent.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
Sices
noun, syce.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
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.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
Sinas
noun, a female given name.
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.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
cines
noun, a film; motion picture.
cine-
cigar
noun, a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
since
adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
Sinai
noun, Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
Cesti
noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
signs
noun, a token; indication.
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.
Isiac
adjective, of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
tiers
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
tiger
noun, a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
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.
Tigre
noun, a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
Cenis
noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
sing.
Niger
noun, a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
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.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
sents
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
carse
noun, bottom land.
carns
noun, cairn.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
Nisei
noun, a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
sensa
noun, plural of sensum.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
nitr-
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
sero-
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
seti-
naso-
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
tinge
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
nears
Seric
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.
tings
noun, a tinging sound.
Tinia
noun, the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
cases
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
estoc
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
Irina
noun, a female given name.
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
Ionia
noun, an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
intr.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
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.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
cogon
noun, a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
sires
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
coign
noun, verb (used with object), quoin.
init.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
teno-
cites
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
ingot
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Cong.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
conga
noun, a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
siris
noun, lebbek (def 1).
conge
noun, leave-taking; farewell.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
incr.
incor
Congo
noun, congou.
incog
adjective, adverb, noun, incognita or incognito.
Ionic
noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
inst.
tera-
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
cists
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
singe
noun, a superficial burn.
sings
noun, the act or performance of singing.
Iran.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
Sino-
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
sago
noun, a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
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.
sags
noun, an act or instance of sagging.
tion
trog
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
Sage
noun, a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
seis
noun, sei whale.
tRNA
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
sits
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
str.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
Sais
noun, an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
scr.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
sers
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
Sacs
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Ste.
stg.
toro
noun, a bull.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
tsar
noun, czar.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
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.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
SASE
ten.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
tron
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Tess
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
tegs
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
sirs
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
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.
Roti
noun, roast.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
roto
noun, rotogravure.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
snag
noun, a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
Sang
noun, the act or performance of singing.
sci.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
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.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
SEAS
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Soot
noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
toon
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
scag
noun, heroin.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
ter.
SCSI
noun, a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
soon
Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
TASS
noun, a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
Soni
Sari
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
toss
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
Song
noun, a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
tong
noun, tongs.
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.
tri-
Tore
noun, a torus.
sign
noun, a token; indication.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
Tace
noun, tasset.
Stag
noun, an adult male deer.
sego
noun, sego lily.
sris
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
Sra.
sots
noun, a drunkard.
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
snog
verb (used without object), to kiss and cuddle.
Ting
noun, a tinging sound.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Secs
noun, second2 (def 2).
Sat.
toga
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
Sig.
sec.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
sice
noun, syce.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Togo
noun, Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
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).
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.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
togs
noun, a coat.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
1080
Ross
noun, the rough exterior of bark.
geo-
gars
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
gast
verb (used with object), to terrify or frighten.
gate
noun, a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
gats
noun, a pistol or revolver.
Gean
noun, heart cherry.
gear
noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
Gen.
Gena
noun, the cheek or side region of the head.
gens
noun, a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
Gent
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
Ger.
Gaon
noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
Gera
noun, a city in E central Germany.
Gers
noun, a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
Gert
noun, a female given name, form of Gertrude.
gest
noun, a story or tale.
geta
noun, a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
gets
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
Gina
noun, a female given name.
Gino
noun, a male given name.
girn
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
giro
noun, autogiro.
girt
noun, Carpentry. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
Gare
noun, low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
gait
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
gnar
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
eco-
ect-
egis
noun, aegis.
egos
noun, the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
enc.
Eng.
engs
noun, the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Ens.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
ergs
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
ESIS
eso-
est.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
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).
gist
noun, the main or essential part of a matter:
gnat
noun, any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
ins.
int.
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.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
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 = .
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ire.
Iris
noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
Isai
noun, Jesse.
Inge
noun, William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Isin
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
ISIS
noun, a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
iso-
ISSN
Itea
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
itis
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Naos
noun, a temple.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
INRI
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.
goas
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
grin
noun, a broad smile.
Goat
noun, any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
Goer
noun, a person or thing that goes:
GOES
noun, plural of go1 .
gon-
Gone
noun, the act of going:
goon
noun, Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
goos
noun, a thick or sticky substance:
Gore
noun, blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
Gran
noun, grandmother.
gras
gres
Gris
noun, Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
Inc.
Grit
noun, abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
gro.
Gros
noun, Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
grot
noun, a grotto.
Iago
noun, the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
Iasi
noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
ICAO
Ice.
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
ign.
inae
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
ANSI
ant.
Arce
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Arg.
Argo
noun, Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
ARIS
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
anes
adverb, once.
art.
asc-
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
asis
asse
noun, Cape fox.
ASSR
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
Aten
noun, Aton.
ates
ano-
ance
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.
ages
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
acne
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
acr-
Acre
noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
aer-
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
aet.
ager
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
agin
preposition, against; opposed to.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
agio
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
agit
Agni
noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
Agon
noun, (in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
agr.
agst
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Aire
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
airt
noun, a direction.
AISI
atic
ator
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
cog.
cogs
noun, (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Con.
cone
noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
coon
noun, raccoon.
Coos
noun, a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
coot
noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
Cor.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
cit.
CORN
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
Cort
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
coss
noun, kos.
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Crag
noun, a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
crat
Cres
ctr.
cts.
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
Cage
noun, a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
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.
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.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Carn
noun, cairn.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
Cass
noun, Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
cat.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
cen.
cis-
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
CERN
cess
noun, British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
cet-
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
Ceto
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
CIGS
noun, a cigarette.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
cir.
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
gite
noun, a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
RISC
noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
rit.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
Rani
noun, ranee.
nogs
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
RNAS
Rina
noun, a female given name.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
ogre
noun, a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
Ont.
Otoe
noun, Oto.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
oto-
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
nisi
adjective, not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
Ring
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ragi
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
NTIA
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
rage
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
Riga
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
rang
noun, a boomerang.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Rigi
noun, a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
not-
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.
nos-
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
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.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Nor.
RIIA
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
Riis
noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
NIRA
Oona
noun, a female given name.
'roo
noun, kangaroo.
neo-
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
oro-
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
RONA
Root
noun, a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Oct.
osis
regs
noun, Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
Reg.
recs
noun, recreation.
NCTE
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
o-os
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
Oost
noun, Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
OSSA
noun, plural of os1 .
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
org.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
ness
noun, a headland; promontory; cape.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
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.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
TIA
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
CIE
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
TGN
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
TES
noun, ti1 .
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
CGI
CGS
RCA
CIA
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.
cig
noun, a cigarette.
COO
noun, a cooing sound.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
CTA
CRT
CSA
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
CSO
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
CSR
CST
cte
OSS
ctg
ctn
plural, carton.
OSO
Eg.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
eo-
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
CRS
ot-
CNO
teg
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
CNS
rag
noun, a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Re.
CEO
sc.
RCS
TEC
noun, detective.
OTA
OTS
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.
TCS
TCA
COS
noun, romaine.
ote
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
RCN
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
RCT
So.
rt.
rte
RTS
ago
adverb, in past time; in the past:
AGS
adjective, noun, agriculture:
Agt
AIC
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
RSE
SRO
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
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.
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
ANC
SAE
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
SAG
noun, an act or instance of sagging.
RSS
RSA
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
Tro
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
TSI
TSE
ac-
ag-
an.
Ar.
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
ACS
age
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
ROI
ae.
AEC
ROG
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
Rs.
AGC
ANG
ROA
CEA
cs.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
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.
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
ca.
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
Co.
tog
noun, a coat.
cr.
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ct.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
Tng
CAI
CAR
noun, an automobile.
SAR
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
REC
noun, recreation.
REA
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
ATC
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
tra
tr.
aor
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
RNA
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
ARS
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
ase
at.
ASI
rig
noun, the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
ASN
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ASR
too
Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
ASS
noun, a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
ast
ea.
ec-
ean
gt.
got
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
Gr.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
gre
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
GSA
GSC
GSR
GTC
nr.
GTO
GTS
ics
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
io-
Ia.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
Gor
interjection, (used as a mild oath.)
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
GIs
noun, a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
get
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
OAS
gie
noun, gi.
GIN
noun, an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAO
OTC
TAG
noun, a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
git
noun, British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
goo
noun, a thick or sticky substance:
Soo
noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
Oc.
Goa
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
NSC
NSA
goi
noun, goy.
NRC
NRA
nog
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
ier
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
ITA
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
NES
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
ise
NEG
noun, a photographic negative.
ISR
NEC
ist
ITC
IRO
ite
NEA
ne-
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
NCO
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
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).
NAG
noun, Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
Sgt
IRS
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:
NOC
IOC
in.
ina
noun, a female given name.
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
sis
noun, sister.
ine
ing
NIG
verb (used with object), nidge.
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
IRC
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 = .
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
NIA
ior
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.
IOT
NGO
noun, 1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
Ir.
NGC
Ges
OSA
OCR
ess
noun, the letter S, s.
ERS
noun, ervil.
oo-
ERT
ESA
Esc
STI
ons
ESR
ONR
oon
SOS
noun, any call for help:
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ETO
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
ETR
ETS
Ga.
GAR
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
o-o
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
OOT
GAN
noun, cotton gin.
ECG
TAE
preposition, to.
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
ose
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
SES
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
ECA
EGO
noun, the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
eir
EIS
en-
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
gi.
ONI
GAO
noun, a city in E Mali.
ss.
Sta
St.
SST
SSR
SSN
SSI
SSE
SSC
SSA
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
GCR
SRS
OEO
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
SCS
Sr.
se-
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
OCS
GCT
TSS
oic
GCE
GAS
noun, Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
GCA
OGO
OIr
Gat
noun, a pistol or revolver.
GCI
OIt
ic
TN
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
t.
TG
T1
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
N.
NA
adverb, no1 .
NC
i.
NG
NI
AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
EI
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
A.
noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
AO
OA
G.
SG
R.
RC
TE
noun, ti1 .
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
TC
IG
O.
GC
rg
GO
noun, the act of going:
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SA
S.
GN
RO
RI
RN
OG
CE
SN
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
OE
noun, oy2 .
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