Anagrams of cosmochemistry
Word cosmochemistry has
1415 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of cosmochemistry.
- cytochrome
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noun,
any of several carrier molecules in the mitochondria of plant and animal cells, consisting of a protein and an iron-containing porphyrin ring and participating in the stepwise transfer of electrons in oxidation reactions: each cytochrome alternately accepts and releases an electron at a slightly lower energy level in the order designated b, c 1 , c, a, and a 3 .
- isotherms
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noun,
Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- myotomies
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noun,
incision of a muscle.
- microtomy
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noun,
the cutting of very thin sections with the microtome.
- isochores
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- chemistry
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noun,
the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter.
Compare element (def 2).
- mischoose
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verb (used with object),
to choose wrongly or improperly.
- ricochets
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noun,
the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- cosmetics
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noun,
a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- recommits
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verb (used with object),
to commit again.
- Moriscoes
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noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- crocoites
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- me-tooism
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noun,
the adopting of policies, methods, products, etc., similar or identical to those of a peer, rival, or competitor.
- microtome
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noun,
an instrument for cutting very thin sections, as of organic tissue, for microscopic examination.
- microsome
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noun,
a small inclusion, consisting of ribosomes and fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, in the cytoplasm of a cell.
- trichomes
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- hysterics
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noun,
Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- chromites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- microcyte
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noun,
Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- ostriches
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- heroisms
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noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- trichome
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- isometry
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noun,
equality of measure.
- Christo-
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- isohyets
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- schmoose
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verb (used without object),
schmooze.
- ricochet
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noun,
the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- isochore
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- chrisoms
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noun,
chrism.
- shimmers
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noun,
a subdued, tremulous light or gleam.
- hystero-
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- smirches
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noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- hysteric
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noun,
Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- cortico-
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- chromite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- siroccos
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noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- shimmery
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adjective,
shimmering; shining softly.
- cosmetic
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noun,
a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- smithery
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noun,
the work, craft, or workshop of a smith.
- isotherm
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noun,
Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- Mitscher
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noun,
Marc Andrew, 1887–1947, U.S. naval officer and aviator.
- chorisos
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noun,
chorizo.
- systemic
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adjective,
of or relating to a system.
- ostomies
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noun,
any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body.
- hoosiers
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- mycetism
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noun,
poisoning due to mushrooms.
- smothers
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noun,
dense, stifling smoke.
- smothery
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adjective,
stifling; close:
- mortises
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- messroom
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noun,
a dining room aboard ship or at a naval base.
- shooters
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noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- cytosome
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noun,
the cytoplasmic part of a cell.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- cyrtosis
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noun,
Pathology. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities.
- crotches
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noun,
a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs.
- smooches
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noun,
a kiss; smack.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- Moriscos
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noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- crocoite
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- crochets
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noun,
needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
- echoisms
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noun,
onomatopoeia.
- chemisms
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noun,
chemical action.
- cheroots
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noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- scooters
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noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- myrmeco-
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- scorches
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noun,
a superficial burn.
- Myosotis
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Myosotis, of the borage family, having basal leaves and pink or white flowers, as the forget-me-not.
- Stroheim
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noun,
Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- trisomes
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- recommit
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verb (used with object),
to commit again.
- smoothie
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noun,
a person who has a winningly polished manner:
- scotches
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noun,
a cut, gash, or score.
- orthosis
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. the correction of orthopedic maladjustments.
- memorist
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noun,
a person who has a remarkably retentive memory.
- commits
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verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- sorites
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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.
- rochets
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- Toryish
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a Tory.
- Comtism
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noun,
the philosophy of Auguste Comte; positivism.
- myotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- Cochise
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noun,
c1815–74, a chief of the Chiricahua Apaches.
- Sesotho
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noun,
the Bantu language of Lesotho; Sotho.
- comices
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- hosiers
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noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Hoosier
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- coheirs
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noun,
a joint heir.
- hosiery
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noun,
stockings or socks of any kind.
- hooters
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noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- cohorts
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noun,
a group or company:
- oocytes
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noun,
an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate.
- torches
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noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- oocysts
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noun,
the encysted zygotic stage in the life cycle of some sporozoans.
- Homeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- Thomism
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noun,
the theological and philosophical system of Thomas Aquinas.
- misters
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- motoric
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adjective,
motor (def 11).
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Morisco
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noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotism
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noun,
the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus.
- crochet
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noun,
needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- mortice
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- theisms
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noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- thyrses
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noun,
a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.
- thermic
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adjective,
thermal (def 1).
- echoism
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noun,
onomatopoeia.
- thermo-
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- Thermos
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noun,
a vacuum bottle or similar container lined with an insulating material, such as polystyrene, to keep liquids hot or cold.
- scrooch
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verb (used without object),
to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).
- Moorish
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adjective,
of or relating to the Moors, a Muslim people of NW Africa.
- scooter
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noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- cooches
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noun,
a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
- tochers
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- history
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noun,
the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- tommies
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Tommy Atkins.
- hyster-
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- mithers
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noun,
mother1 .
- corsets
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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.
- heroism
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noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- schmoes
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noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- mooches
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noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- heriots
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- coshers
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verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- seismo-
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- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- cosmism
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noun,
the philosophy of cosmic evolution.
- hectors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- storeys
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noun,
story2 .
- Toryism
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noun,
the act or fact of being a Tory.
- soothes
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verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- somites
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- chryso-
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- chromos
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noun,
chromolithograph.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- chromo-
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- chromic
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adjective,
of or containing chromium in the trivalent state, as chromic hydroxide, Cr(OH) 3 .
- choices
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noun,
an act or instance of choosing; selection:
- cheiro-
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- chromes
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noun,
chromium.
- shyster
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noun,
a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods.
- chemism
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noun,
chemical action.
- chemist
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noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- christs
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noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- Christy
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noun,
Christie.
- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- chrisms
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noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- simmers
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noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- cheroot
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noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- smectic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes.
- chicory
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noun,
a composite plant, Cichorium intybus, having bright-blue flower heads and toothed oblong leaves, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root, which is used roasted and ground as a substitute for or additive to coffee.
Compare endive (def 2).
- mycotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or caused by a fungus.
- choriso
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noun,
chorizo.
- mycosis
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noun,
the presence of parasitic fungi in or on any part of the body.
- sitcoms
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noun,
situation comedy.
- isomers
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- isohyet
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- chooses
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Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- tricho-
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- sirocco
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noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- ostrich
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- shortie
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noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- society
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noun,
an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- smother
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noun,
dense, stifling smoke.
- memoirs
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noun,
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- shimmer
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noun,
a subdued, tremulous light or gleam.
- ciscoes
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noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- trisomy
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noun,
an abnormality characterized by the presence of an additional chromosome to the normal diploid number.
- smooths
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noun,
act of smoothing:
- smoothy
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noun,
smoothie.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- soccers
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noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- shooter
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noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- tsimmes
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noun,
tzimmes.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- shoers
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noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Stormy
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adjective,
affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous:
- shirty
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adjective,
bad-tempered; irritable; cranky.
- shires
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noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shimmy
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noun,
an American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders.
- memoir
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noun,
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- stoics
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Memory
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noun,
the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
- thesis
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noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- Storey
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noun,
story2 .
- Hector
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- therms
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noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- hecto-
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- storms
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noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- hectic
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adjective,
characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.:
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- shmoes
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noun,
schmo.
- moseys
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verb (used without object),
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- shirts
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noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- metro-
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- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- theirs
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- me-too
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adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- theism
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noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- shotes
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noun,
shoat (def 1).
- morose
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adjective,
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- eroto-
-
- shorty
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noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- Secchi
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noun,
Pietro Angelo [pye-traw ahn-je-law] /ˈpyɛ trɔ ˈɑn dʒɛ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1818–78, Italian Jesuit and astronomer.
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- stroys
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verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- Ithome
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 feet (802 meters).
- Metsys
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noun,
Quentin [Flemish kven-tin;; English kwen-tn] /Flemish ˈkvɛn tɪn;; English ˈkwɛn tn/ (Show IPA), Massys, Quentin.
- shoots
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noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- theory
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noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- simmer
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noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- therm-
-
- thermy
-
- seccos
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noun,
fresco secco.
- shorts
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noun,
something that is short.
- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- heists
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noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- smooth
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noun,
act of smoothing:
- homers
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noun,
Baseball. home run.
- hommos
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noun,
hummus.
- misers
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- misery
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noun,
wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- hooeys
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noun,
silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk:
- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smithy
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noun,
the workshop of a smith, especially a blacksmith.
- hooter
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noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- Smiths
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noun,
a worker in metal.
- Horite
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noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- mirths
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noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- Horsey
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adjective,
horsy.
- horses
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noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- smooch
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noun,
a kiss; smack.
- resist
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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.
- homeo-
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- shicer
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noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- soccer
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noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- sooths
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noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- ichors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- shiest
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noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- soothe
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verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- myotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- mimeos
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noun,
mimeograph.
- socio-
-
- shiers
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noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- Somers
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- somite
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- immesh
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verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- system
-
noun,
an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole:
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- Ischys
-
noun,
a youth who was slain after committing an act of infidelity with Coronis, the beloved of Apollo.
- Irtysh
-
noun,
a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Altai Mountains in China through NE Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to the Ob River. About 1840 miles (2960 km) long.
- moiety
-
noun,
a half.
- Hermit
-
noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- Mohism
-
noun,
the doctrine of Mo-Tze, stressing universal love, not limited by special affections or obligations, and opposition to Confucianism and traditionalism.
- stymie
-
noun,
Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- myosis
-
noun,
miosis.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- stichs
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- mythos
-
noun,
the underlying system of beliefs, especially those dealing with supernatural forces, characteristic of a particular cultural group.
- hoists
-
- histo-
-
- hoises
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- Mystic
-
noun,
a person who claims to attain, or believes in the possibility of attaining, insight into mysteries transcending ordinary human knowledge, as by direct communication with the divine or immediate intuition in a state of spiritual ecstasy.
- smitch
-
noun,
smidgen.
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- smirch
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- hiero-
-
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mither
-
noun,
mother1 .
- micro-
-
- mytho-
-
- mythoi
-
noun,
plural of mythos.
- hyeto-
-
- Thess.
-
- horsts
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- thymes
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Thymus, of the mint family, including the common garden herb T. vulgaris, a low subshrub having narrow, aromatic leaves used for seasoning.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- romeos
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- ortho-
-
- cysto-
-
- cystic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or having a cyst or cysts; encysted.
- cysti-
-
- ciscos
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- 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.
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- osmose
-
noun,
osmosis.
- torsos
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Cymric
-
noun,
Welsh (def 3).
- cymose
-
adjective,
bearing a cyme or cymes.
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Romish
-
adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- cohort
-
noun,
a group or company:
- osteo-
-
- commos
-
noun,
communist.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cootch
-
noun,
cooch.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- cooeys
-
noun,
cooee.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- roosts
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- comose
-
adjective,
hairy; comate.
- oyster
-
noun,
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- oocyte
-
noun,
an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate.
- commit
-
verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- commis
-
noun,
an assistant, especially to a chef.
- commie
-
noun,
communist.
- comity
-
noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- torchy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a torch song or a torch singer.
- oocyst
-
noun,
the encysted zygotic stage in the life cycle of some sporozoans.
- coyote
-
noun,
Also called prairie wolf. a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, Canis latrans, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and its slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle.
- cyesis
-
noun,
pregnancy.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- recti-
-
- chicos
-
noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- chests
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chesty
-
adjective,
having a well-developed chest or bosom.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- rhymes
-
noun,
identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- chemo-
-
- chemmy
-
noun,
chemin de fer.
- chemic
-
adjective,
of or relating to alchemy; alchemic.
- rectos
-
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- cecity
-
noun,
blindness.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- Troyes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Tromso
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- chymes
-
noun,
the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine.
- ostomy
-
noun,
any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body.
- chorio
-
- tressy
-
adjective,
resembling or having tresses.
- chromy
-
adjective,
decorated with or abounding in chrome:
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- chrom-
-
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- chrism
-
noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- chrys-
-
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- choses
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- choric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or written for a chorus.
- chiro-
-
- chori-
-
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- choosy
-
adjective,
hard to please, particular; fastidious, especially in making a selection:
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- choice
-
noun,
an act or instance of choosing; selection:
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trich-
-
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- cometh
-
verb,
3rd person singular present indicative of come.
- scythe
-
noun,
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- coshes
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- COSMIC
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- Mother
-
noun,
a female parent.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- 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.
- Scotch
-
noun,
a cut, gash, or score.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- cosecs
-
noun,
cosecant.
- scrims
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- schist
-
noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- cosmo-
-
- motors
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- schism
-
noun,
division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- costo-
-
- Cressy
-
noun,
Crécy (def 1).
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scorch
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- scoots
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- cryst.
-
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- COSMOS
-
noun,
the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system.
- scoto-
-
- cross-
-
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- crotch
-
noun,
a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- 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.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- thyrse
-
noun,
a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.
- ectomy
-
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- thymic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from thyme.
- thyro-
-
- echoic
-
adjective,
resembling an echo.
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- MOTOS
-
- mossy
-
adjective,
overgrown with or abounding in moss:
- messy
-
adjective,
characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- MSChE
-
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Mich.
-
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- myco-
-
- meshy
-
adjective,
formed with meshes; meshed.
- meso-
-
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- rect.
-
- rhyme
-
noun,
identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- mosey
-
verb (used without object),
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Recit
-
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- metry
-
- metr-
-
- rhet.
-
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- meth-
-
- shims
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- mothy
-
adjective,
containing moths.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- mosso
-
adjective,
rapid; fast.
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- octo-
-
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- semih
-
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Missy
-
noun,
young miss; girl.
- Miss.
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- miso-
-
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- semi-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- misc.
-
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- myth.
-
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Seric
-
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- myths
-
noun,
a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- sero-
-
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- rooty
-
noun,
bread.
- Misty
-
adjective,
abounding in or clouded by mist.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- osmo-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Momos
-
noun,
a steamed or fried dumpling, typical of South Asian cuisine.
- 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.
- sect.
-
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- mooch
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- ryots
-
noun,
a peasant.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- oste-
-
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- Scot.
-
- mimeo
-
noun,
mimeograph.
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- roomy
-
noun,
roomie.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- seti-
-
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- orch.
-
- moity
-
adjective,
full of moits.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Orth.
-
- momes
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- mero-
-
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- 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.
- Crecy
-
noun,
Also, Cressy. a village in N France, NNW of Reims: English victory over the French 1346.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tyros
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- 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.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- cryo-
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- cores
-
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- 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.
- cooty
-
noun,
cootie1 .
- Tommy
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Tommy Atkins.
- cooey
-
noun,
cooee.
- cooch
-
noun,
a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crit.
-
- Comr.
-
- Emory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- tech.
-
- techy
-
noun,
techie.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Esth.
-
- term.
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- theo-
-
- theor
-
- Theos
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- thyme
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Thymus, of the mint family, including the common garden herb T. vulgaris, a low subshrub having narrow, aromatic leaves used for seasoning.
- ecto-
-
- thio-
-
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Tyche
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of fortune.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- 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.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- commo
-
noun,
communist.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- choom
-
noun,
an Englishman.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chyme
-
noun,
the semifluid mass into which food is converted by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- chics
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- Chico
-
noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- chem.
-
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Cechy
-
noun,
Czech name of Bohemia.
- troch
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- troys
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- 30-30
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- comm.
-
- cyto-
-
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- COCOM
-
noun,
a nontreaty organization of the NATO nations except Iceland, and with the addition of Japan, that sets rules on exports of strategic goods to Communist countries: formed in 1949.
- 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.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- cysts
-
noun,
Pathology. a closed, bladderlike sac formed in animal tissues, containing fluid or semifluid matter.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cyst-
-
- Cissy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- 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.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- cymes
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- stroy
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- Tycho
-
noun,
a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.
- Story
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Somme
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- sooey
-
interjection,
(a shout used in calling pigs.)
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- sooty
-
adjective,
covered, blackened, or smirched with soot.
- 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.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- horsy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse.
- smyth
-
noun,
Dame Ethel Mary, 1858–1944, English writer, composer, and suffragist.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- hooey
-
noun,
silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk:
- homos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- homo-
-
- homme
-
noun,
a man.
- homes
-
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- homey
-
noun,
homie.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- yetis
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Mercy
-
noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shoos
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- mech.
-
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- McCoy
-
noun,
the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real):
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- syces
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itchy
-
adjective,
having or causing an itching sensation.
- Simms
-
noun,
William Gilmore [gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1806–70, U.S. author.
- Isth.
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- syst.
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sito-
-
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- yo-ho
-
interjection,
(used as a call or shout to attract attention, accompany effort, etc.)
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- hort.
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- hier-
-
- ster.
-
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stimy
-
noun,
stymie.
- hemo-
-
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- hemi-
-
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- hect-
-
- stome
-
- stomy
-
- Hymie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jewish male.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- hissy
-
noun,
Slang. a fit of anger; temper tantrum.
- 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.
- hist.
-
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- sym.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- the-
-
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Syr.
-
- sec.
-
- tri-
-
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- they
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- 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.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sci.
-
- 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).
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ter.
-
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- str.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- 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.
- secy
-
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- sech
-
- thi-
-
- tchr
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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).
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Rhys
-
noun,
Jean (Ellen Gwendolen Rees Williams) 1890–1979, English novelist, born in Dominica.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- shr.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- tomy
-
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- sch.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- 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.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Ste.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- 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.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- scr.
-
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- 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.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Sem.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Rom.
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- soys
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- her.
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- moms
-
noun,
mother1 .
- momo
-
noun,
a steamed or fried dumpling, typical of South Asian cuisine.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- mome
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- hyte
-
adjective,
insane; mad.
- hem-
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- IMCO
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- IMHO
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- mis-
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- MSSc
-
- MSME
-
- iso-
-
- MSIE
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- MSHE
-
- yech
-
interjection,
yuck1 .
- MSEM
-
- msec
-
- MSCE
-
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- mrem
-
- Cres
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- MSTS
-
- yrs.
-
- mem.
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Ire.
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- etym
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ESIS
-
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- eso-
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Eth.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- est.
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- 1080
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Mic.
-
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- myo-
-
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- myc-
-
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- met.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- Emmy
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) any of several statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in television programming, production, or performance.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- chm.
-
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- osis
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Chic
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- oro-
-
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Chr.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- chs.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- 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.
- oory
-
adjective,
ourie.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- cyme
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- Ceto
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- cir.
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- hoys
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- hom-
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- homy
-
adjective,
homey1 .
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- cet-
-
- RCCh
-
- hor.
-
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- OTOH
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- oto-
-
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- etc.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Ice.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Com.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- 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.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cort
-
- ICSH
-
- coch
-
- Oct.
-
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- 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.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- cyte
-
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- STM
-
- HCR
-
- STI
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- Hey
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- ety
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- ETO
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- SSI
-
- hr.
-
- SSC
-
- HSM
-
- HCM
-
- ss.
-
- SSE
-
- ETS
-
- Sr.
-
- SRS
-
- ETR
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- SSM
-
- St.
-
- CST
-
- TCS
-
- CYO
-
- CIC
-
- cyc
-
noun,
cyclorama (def 2).
- CIE
-
- tr.
-
- CIM
-
- Cym
-
- CMC
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- TRH
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- 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.
- 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.
- cc.
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- ch.
-
- Co.
-
- CEO
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- Tro
-
- CCR
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CEC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TMO
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EIS
-
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ery
-
- ERT
-
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- Esc
-
- THC
-
- th-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- eir
-
- Ehr
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CSR
-
- CRC
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSC
-
- CSO
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ECM
-
- CTC
-
- cte
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ThM
-
- ec-
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- sc.
-
- MSM
-
- SCM
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTh
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- Oc.
-
- SRO
-
- MSH
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- OTC
-
- OCC
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- OCR
-
- MOI
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- HMS
-
- MIT
-
- MME
-
- 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).
- MMT
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MRI
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MOR
-
- se-
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- SCS
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCS
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- OTS
-
- ory
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- RCS
-
- RMC
-
- Re.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 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.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- OEM
-
- OIt
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- oic
-
- Oyo
-
noun,
a city in W Nigeria.
- OIr
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- Om.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- oo-
-
- 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.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- OOT
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- shy
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- TSS
-
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ir.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SMM
-
- IHS
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- IOC
-
- 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
-
- IRC
-
- yer
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- MIE
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ish
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- ier
-
- ist
-
- ht.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- HST
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Hts
-
- Yeo
-
- ics
-
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- io-
-
- ICC
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SMS
-
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ISR
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MCI
-
- MHE
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHR
-
- mi.
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MCR
-
- my-
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MSC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- MM.
-
- sht
-
- 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).
- Me.
-
- sho
-
- ITC
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Mc-
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ity
-
- ite
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- YT
-
- CE
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ey
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ry
-
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- R.
-
- RC
-
- CM
-
- ty
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- RH
-
- RI
-
- ic
-
- 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.
- MH
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SM
-
- S.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- O.
-
- TC
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- M.
-
- TM
-
- h.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- RO
-
- yr
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- Hy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.