Anagrams of costmaries
Word costmaries has
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that can be made by using the letters of costmaries.
- cross-mate
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verb (used with or without object),
to crossbreed.
- Castroism
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noun,
the political, social, and revolutionary theories and policies advocated by Fidel Castro.
- ceramists
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- Isocrates
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noun,
436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- ostracism
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noun,
exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.
- acrotisms
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noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- Masoretic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- acrotism
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noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- 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.
- 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.
- amorists
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- smarties
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noun,
a smart aleck.
- Socrates
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noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- maestros
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- massicot
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noun,
monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- trisomes
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- coasters
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Scotism
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noun,
the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus.
- amosite
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noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- scotias
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- cerato-
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- mastics
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- Samoset
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noun,
died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
- aorists
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- isomers
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- maestro
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- mascots
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noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- aristos
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noun,
aristocrat.
- aristo-
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- screams
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- atomics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- seismo-
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- costars
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- stearo-
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- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- castors
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- comates
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- 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.
- 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.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- 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.
- 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.
- camises
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- somatic
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adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- streams
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- sitcoms
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noun,
situation comedy.
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- osmatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- amorist
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- miscast
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verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- tsarism
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noun,
czarism.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- racisms
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racists
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- actress
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.).
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- cosset
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ramose
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adjective,
having many branches.
- 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.
- Somers
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- crasis
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noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- Ramses
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noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- cross-
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- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Crosse
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noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- somat-
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- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Soares
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noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- cosets
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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.
- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- smarts
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noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- osmics
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noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- stimes
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- cestas
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- matri-
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- steams
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- oscars
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- sacro-
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- coasts
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noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- corset
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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.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- masto-
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- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- comate
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- comers
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- COMSAT
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noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- comtes
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noun,
count2 .
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- smears
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noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- recti-
-
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- miters
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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.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Mister
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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.).
- roasts
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noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- scato-
-
- scarts
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- misers
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- macro-
-
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- sarco-
-
- micro-
-
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- masers
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- rectos
-
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- remiss
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adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- remits
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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.
- sitcom
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noun,
situation comedy.
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- 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.
- Mosaic
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noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- scrams
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noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- metro-
-
- seracs
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- morass
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noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- iatro-
-
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- scrims
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noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- scream
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- simars
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- scares
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- cerat-
-
- 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.
- aceto-
-
- castes
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- camote
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noun,
batata.
- tarso-
-
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- arises
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- stomas
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- astro-
-
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- 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.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- assoc.
-
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- 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).
- areo-
-
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- masc.
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- 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.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- sarc-
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- term.
-
- scat-
-
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- 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.
- asco-
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Scot.
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- tears
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- actos
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- rect.
-
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Recit
-
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- 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.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- 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).
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- 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.
- misc.
-
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- treas
-
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Amer.
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- miso-
-
- Miss.
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- 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.
- 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.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- AMORC
-
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- matr-
-
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- aero-
-
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- aeri-
-
- mast-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meta-
-
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- meso-
-
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- 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.
- oste-
-
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- acet-
-
- cores
-
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- stome
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- crit.
-
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- 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.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- 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.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 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.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ster.
-
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- 30-30
-
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Comr.
-
- 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:
- 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.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Srta.
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- octa-
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Seric
-
- sero-
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- seti-
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- IATSE
-
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 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.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- semi-
-
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sect.
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- asst.
-
- acro-
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- sito-
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- atmo-
-
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ecto-
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tri-
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- 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.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- 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).
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- 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).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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).
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Tasm
-
- Sem.
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- str.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SMSA
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- scr.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ter.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- sci.
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- SASE
-
- 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.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- osis
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- ctr.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- cts.
-
- Cres
-
- est.
-
- 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.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- crat
-
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 1080
-
- eso-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Mar.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- etc.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- IMCO
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ire.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- iso-
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- aer-
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- aet.
-
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- asc-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- Ceto
-
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- atm.
-
- asis
-
- ASME
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASSR
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- ates
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- atic
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- ator
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- meas
-
- ESIS
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- MSSc
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- MSTS
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- met.
-
- mis-
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- 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.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Oct.
-
- mes-
-
- MSCE
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- 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.
- MSAE
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- 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.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCA
-
- OAS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- RTS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SSI
-
- CMA
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSM
-
- SSE
-
- Mt.
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- MSI
-
- SRS
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MST
-
- MTI
-
- RCT
-
- OCR
-
- REA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- CEA
-
- STM
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- CIM
-
- Oc.
-
- STI
-
- MTS
-
- CIA
-
- MTO
-
- CIE
-
- CEO
-
- oic
-
- ATC
-
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- RCS
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ot-
-
- RMA
-
- Ar.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- Tro
-
- ose
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- Re.
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ASI
-
- OIr
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ASM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- TCS
-
- ase
-
- TCA
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- ast
-
- OCS
-
- at.
-
- OIt
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- 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.
- AMS
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TMO
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Om.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ARS
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- MSE
-
- IRO
-
- 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
-
- ROI
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRS
-
- IOC
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- MIE
-
- ISR
-
- SCS
-
- se-
-
- ist
-
- ics
-
- 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).
- MIT
-
- ETO
-
- Sr.
-
- ETS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ier
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- SCM
-
- ITA
-
- ESR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RSA
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- RSE
-
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- RSS
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- SAE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- Rs.
-
- SAR
-
- ITC
-
- Mo.
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Mc-
-
- sc.
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mao
-
- MSC
-
- 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.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ETR
-
- ROA
-
- SMA
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- SMS
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- CSR
-
- EAM
-
- OSS
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- CST
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ECA
-
- MRA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- MSA
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- 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.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CSO
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TSS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- ERT
-
- 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).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EMT
-
- ECM
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RMC
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Esc
-
- MOI
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- MOR
-
- eir
-
- ESA
-
- EIS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SA
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- TC
-
- SM
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- RO
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- S.
-
- AO
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TM
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- M.
-
- RI
-
- t.
-
- OA
-
- T1
-
- RC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- CE
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- R.
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- CM
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- O.
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- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.