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Word courtesies has
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- cerussite
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noun,
a mineral, lead carbonate, PbCO 3 , found in masses or in colorless, transparent crystals: an important ore of lead.
- sericeous
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adjective,
silky.
- icteruses
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- sureties
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noun,
security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
- scouters
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- citruses
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- coesites
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- eucrites
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- coituses
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- isostere
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- crustose
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adjective,
forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- rictuses
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- curtsies
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noun,
a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- estrous
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adjective,
pertaining to or involving the estrus.
- secrets
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- resects
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- oestrus
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noun,
estrus.
- cresset
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- Roscius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), c126–c62 b.c, Roman actor.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Curtiss
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noun,
Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, U.S. inventor: pioneer in the field of aviation.
- stereo-
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- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- courses
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Orestes
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- 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.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- sucrose
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noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- Croesus
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noun,
died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- cruises
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- souters
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- eucrite
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- cereous
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adjective,
waxlike.
- 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.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- secures
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- ousters
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- 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.
- rescues
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- ictuses
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noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- rustics
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noun,
a country person.
- 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.
- reissue
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noun,
something that is issued again, as a book or a motion picture.
- serious
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noun,
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
- steers
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Tessie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- cuisse
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noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- rousts
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- rouses
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noun,
a rousing.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- torses
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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.
- esters
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noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- curses
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- steres
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- recuse
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verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- rectos
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- recti-
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- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- reests
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- recess
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noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- tsuris
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noun,
trouble; woe.
- rescue
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- estrus
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noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- reuses
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noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- custos
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noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- retuse
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adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- turco-
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- source
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noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- 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.
- ecesis
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noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- resets
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Ecorse
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- cross-
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- suites
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noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- tissue
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noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- 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.
- Crusoe
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noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- screes
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- 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.
- scutes
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- stours
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- secure
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- touses
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noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- 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.
- cestus
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noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- series
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noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- ceruse
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noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- serous
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adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Cereus
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- setose
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adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- stoics
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- sirees
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noun,
sirree.
- utero-
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- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- scouts
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- couter
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- russet
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noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- croute
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noun,
crust.
- Crouse
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noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Crosse
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noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- Tereus
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noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Creuse
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noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- Scouse
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noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- sucres
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noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Russo-
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- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- courts
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- course
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- 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.
- 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.
- scours
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- Scotus
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noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- torcs
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- issue
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noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- toric
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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.
- Osset
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noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- oste-
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- Outer
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adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- sores
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noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ousts
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verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- oecus
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noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- ORuss
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- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tiers
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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.
- ourie
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adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- tious
-
- Orcus
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noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- terse
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adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- sties
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noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- outre
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adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- seers
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noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Scot.
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- SCOTS
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noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- scour
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- Scout
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scree
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scute
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scuts
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noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- secos
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noun,
sekos.
- sect.
-
- stour
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- seise
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verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- sites
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noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Seres
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noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seric
-
- sero-
-
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- seti-
-
- Stoic
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Sices
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noun,
syce.
- stirs
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noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- siree
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noun,
sirree.
- sires
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Siret
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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.
- score
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- rises
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noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Recit
-
- rect.
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- situs
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noun,
position; situation.
- reest
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reset
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rests
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Susie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- riots
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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.
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- sito-
-
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Rosse
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noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- roues
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noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- roust
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- route
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- routs
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noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- suite
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noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- suets
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noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- rusts
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- rouse
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noun,
a rousing.
- torus
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noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- truss
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noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cutie
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noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- truce
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- crit.
-
- cites
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Crius
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noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- cores
-
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- cists
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noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Estes
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noun,
a male given name.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- ecto-
-
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- 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.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- 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.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- USSCt
-
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cert.
-
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- ster.
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Euro-
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- sci.
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- cts.
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ctr.
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- uro-
-
- Cres
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- USIS
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Ceto
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cet-
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- USRC
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- 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).
- USTC
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Ste.
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- scr.
-
- Cort
-
- 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.
- str.
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Cor.
-
- cir.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- sec.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- etc.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- osis
-
- 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.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- out-
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- eso-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- ESIS
-
- Eur.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Ire.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- ious
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Oct.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- OEEC
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- tri-
-
- ter.
-
- 1080
-
- cur.
-
- iso-
-
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- 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.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- sur-
-
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eous
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Tues
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- EEOC
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- uret
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- St.
-
- STI
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USS
-
- UCR
-
- UIT
-
- ur-
-
- ure
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- USC
-
- tue
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USO
-
- USR
-
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- uti
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tu.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sus
-
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TSS
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- SSR
-
- tr.
-
- Tro
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- SST
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SSI
-
- IOU
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESU
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- eu-
-
- ics
-
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- ier
-
- IOC
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- ese
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SSE
-
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- OCR
-
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- CSR
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEO
-
- CIE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CSO
-
- CST
-
- ERT
-
- EEO
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EOE
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EEC
-
- cte
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- OCS
-
- IUS
-
- oic
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- OIr
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- sc.
-
- SCS
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SSC
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
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- Sou
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noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- SOS
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noun,
any call for help:
- SER
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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).
- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
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noun,
sister.
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIC
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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).
- SES
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ROI
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- rt.
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- uts
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- RCS
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- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Re.
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- OTS
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- ote
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- ot-
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- OSS
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- RCT
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- our
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ose
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OIt
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- ret
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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.
- oui
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adverb, noun,
yes.
- O.
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- 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.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- CE
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CU
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- S.
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- RO
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- t.
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- i.
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- ic
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- T1
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- TC
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- RU
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RI
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- R.
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- U.
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- UC
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- SU
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- UI
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- EI
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- ee
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- RC
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.