Anagrams of craniates
Word craniates has
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that can be made by using the letters of craniates.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- 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.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- centri-
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- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- catena
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noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trans.
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- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- centr-
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- centi-
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- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- cerat-
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- 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.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- carats
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- Caesar
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- cantar
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noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- actin-
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- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- ratans
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noun,
rattan.
- intra-
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- recti-
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- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- instr.
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- NASCAR
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noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- racist
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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.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- inter.
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- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- 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.
- sancta
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Arista
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noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- ansate
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adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- arsen-
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- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Asante
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noun,
Ashanti.
- arcane
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adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- arecas
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- sanit
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- crit.
-
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Areca
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.
- riata
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noun,
a lariat.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- sect.
-
- Santa
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noun,
Santa Claus.
- arces
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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.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- 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.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- satin
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- acari
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noun,
plural of acarus.
- Satan
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noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- scat-
-
- sarc-
-
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- tarns
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- IATSE
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- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- aster
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- ERICA
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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.
- Arcas
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noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Saran
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- reni-
-
- anti-
-
- anat.
-
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- ratan
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noun,
rattan.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- tera-
-
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- nates
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noun,
buttocks; rump.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- raias
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noun,
rayah.
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- nears
-
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- 30-30
-
- nerts
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interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- terns
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noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Ansar
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noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rents
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noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- acet-
-
- ante-
-
- incas
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- incr.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- tears
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- intr.
-
- Iran.
-
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Recit
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ARENA
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noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- 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.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- cata-
-
- Srta.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- 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.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- ASEAN
-
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Cant.
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- 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.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- seti-
-
- treas
-
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- cine-
-
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- cert.
-
- Seric
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ster.
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- astr.
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- cent.
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- 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.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Ste.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- ter.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- str.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sra.
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- NTIA
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- scr.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sec.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tri-
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RNAS
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sci.
-
- 1080
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cir.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cis-
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ates
-
- Ens.
-
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enc.
-
- cit.
-
- ect-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- crat
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- aet.
-
- ance
-
- Anas
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- aer-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acea
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ANSI
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- art.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ant.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- 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.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- 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.
- Cres
-
- 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.
- int.
-
- IATA
-
- Ire.
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Ice.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ins.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NCAA
-
- NCTE
-
- inae
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- iana
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- NACA
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- nest
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noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- IAEA
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- NICE
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noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- iter
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- Inc.
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ATS
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noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Sta
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ct.
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- ARE
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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.
- cs.
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- cr.
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ca.
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- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ASI
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ARS
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- ARA
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noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- ATA
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- at.
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- STI
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- ASA
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noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ast
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- ase
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- ASR
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- ASN
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- rat
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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.
- NAA
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- ATC
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- TSR
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noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TCA
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- NIA
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- AEA
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- ae.
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- tr.
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- tra
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- NRA
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- nr.
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- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
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- NES
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NRC
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- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AAS
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
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- AAE
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- Ar.
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- an.
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- AIA
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- ac-
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- TSE
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- TSI
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- AEC
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- AES
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noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TCS
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- Re.
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- tea
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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.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- St.
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- TEC
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noun,
detective.
- NEA
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- ans
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noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NEC
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- ane
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adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
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- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- NSA
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- AIS
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RCS
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- TES
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noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
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- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tin
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noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- AIC
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- NSC
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- ne-
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- CAA
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- CAI
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- in.
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- 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.
- en-
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- EIS
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- eir
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- ECA
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- ec-
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- ier
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- sc.
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- ear
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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.
- ean
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- EAA
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- ea.
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- se-
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- SAR
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- IAS
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- cte
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- rte
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- ETS
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- ETR
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- ics
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
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- RNA
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- Rs.
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- RSA
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- RSE
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- rt.
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- RTS
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- SAA
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
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- ESR
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- Esc
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- ESA
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- ERT
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CTA
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- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- 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).
- CEA
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CST
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- ISR
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- ist
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ITA
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ITC
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- ite
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- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- REA
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- RCT
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- RCN
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- RCA
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- Sr.
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- ISA
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- ise
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- IRS
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- ine
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- CSR
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- CSA
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- CRT
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- CRS
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CNS
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- 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).
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CIE
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- Ir.
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- IRC
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- CIA
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- RI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- CE
-
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RC
-
- SN
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TC
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- i.
-
- EI
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
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- SA
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- NC
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
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- R.
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- TN
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RN
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- t.
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- T1
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- ic
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