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- metrications
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noun,
the act, process, or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement.
- interatomic
-
adjective,
between atoms.
- creationism
-
noun,
the doctrine that matter and all things were created, substantially as they now exist, by an omnipotent Creator, and not gradually evolved or developed.
- anisometric
-
adjective,
not isometric; of unequal measurement.
- metrication
-
noun,
the act, process, or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement.
- iterations
-
noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- acrimonies
-
noun,
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.:
- Marcionite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic ascetic sect that flourished from the 2nd to 7th century a.d. and that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Christ.
- atrocities
-
noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- morticians
-
noun,
funeral director.
- recitation
-
noun,
an act of reciting.
- ministrate
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verb (used without object),
to minister or administer.
- estimation
-
noun,
judgment or opinion:
- microstate
-
noun,
ministate.
- Micronesia
-
noun,
one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
- carnotite
-
noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- Trasimeno
-
noun,
a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- intromits
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verb (used with object),
to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
- ministate
-
noun,
a small, independent nation.
- creations
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- on-stream
-
adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- striation
-
noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- metrician
-
noun,
a metrist.
- cornetist
-
noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- ameristic
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adjective,
not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- intimates
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noun,
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
- criminate
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verb (used with object),
to charge with a crime.
- triatomic
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adjective,
having three atoms in a molecule.
- intermits
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- intercoms
-
noun,
an intercommunication system.
- cretinism
-
noun,
a congenital disease due to absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion, characterized by physical deformity, dwarfism, and mental retardation, and often by goiter.
- anti-icer
-
noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- isometric
-
noun,
isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- Marinetti
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noun,
Emilio Filippo Tommaso [e-mee-lyaw fee-leep-paw tawm-mah-zaw] /ɛˈmi lyɔ fiˈlip pɔ tɔmˈmɑ zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1944, Italian writer.
- mortician
-
noun,
funeral director.
- cast-iron
-
noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- microstat
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noun,
a negative of a microphotograph made directly from a negative by a copy camera.
- seriation
-
noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- Masoretic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
- martinets
-
noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- narcotism
-
noun,
habitual use of narcotics.
- manticore
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noun,
a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- manicotti
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noun,
a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- misorient
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verb (used with object),
to orient wrongly or improperly.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- miscreant
-
noun,
a vicious or depraved person; villain.
- iteration
-
noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- armistice
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce:
- certosina
-
noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- taconites
-
noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- tectonism
-
noun,
diastrophism (def 1).
- encomiast
-
noun,
a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.
- eroticism
-
noun,
the sexual or erotic quality or character of something.
- striction
-
noun,
the act of constricting.
- termitic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, produced by, or infested with termites.
- citrines
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- aconites
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- citterns
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- artistic
-
adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- Maronite
-
noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- citrates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- Tritonis
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- torments
-
noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- cisterna
-
noun,
cistern (def 2).
- martinet
-
noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- tactions
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- semantic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- tritones
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- scimitar
-
noun,
a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- tritomas
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- acrotism
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noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- aortitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- semiotic
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noun,
semiotics.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- minister
-
noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- scenario
-
noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- emiction
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noun,
urination.
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- comities
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noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- martinis
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Titanism
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noun,
revolt against tradition, convention, and established order.
- Masonite
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- mistcoat
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noun,
(in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- catmints
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noun,
catnip.
- monastic
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- metritis
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noun,
inflammation of the uterus.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- mistreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- centimos
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Minorite
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noun,
Friar Minor.
- minorcas
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- minicars
-
noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- meristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
- Monstera
-
noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- isomeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- senorita
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- matrices
-
noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- Matteson
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Monteria
-
noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- McIntire
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noun,
Samuel, 1757–1811, U.S. architect and woodcarver.
- ceramist
-
noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- recision
-
noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- Atticism
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noun,
the style or idiom of Attic Greek occurring in another dialect or language.
- mortices
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- imitates
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verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- iotacism
-
noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- airtimes
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- transect
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verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- intimate
-
noun,
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
- intermit
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- transmit
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verb (used with object),
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- intromit
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verb (used with object),
to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
- teratism
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noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- interims
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- intercom
-
noun,
an intercommunication system.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- romances
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- Romanies
-
noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- trisomic
-
adjective,
having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.
- rimstone
-
noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- Romanist
-
noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Iscariot
-
noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- raiments
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- incomers
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- stomatic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the mouth.
- Romanite
-
noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- strontia
-
noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- stonecat
-
noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- tertians
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- romantic
-
noun,
a romantic person.
- actinism
-
noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- Menotti
-
noun,
Gian Carlo [jahn kahr-loh;; Italian jahn kahr-law] /dʒɑn ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian dʒɑn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- crimson
-
noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- encomia
-
noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- cerato-
-
- Menorca
-
noun,
Minorca.
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- centri-
-
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- centro-
-
- mattins
-
noun,
matin (def 1).
- centimo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- Interim
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- smitten
-
verb,
a past participle of smite.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- minicar
-
noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- Carmine
-
noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- termini
-
noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- merinos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- catmint
-
noun,
catnip.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- matters
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- metrist
-
noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- Titoism
-
noun,
a form of communism associated with Tito, characterized by the assertion by a satellite state of its national interests in opposition to Soviet rule.
- Sno-Cat
-
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- microns
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- titmice
-
noun,
any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.
- iatrics
-
- matrons
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- constr.
-
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- Comtian
-
noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- strati-
-
- comitia
-
noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- macrons
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- stearo-
-
- steato-
-
- stamin-
-
- isation
-
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- sterno-
-
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- imitate
-
verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- stomat-
-
- contra-
-
- stomate
-
noun,
stoma (def 1).
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- martnet
-
noun,
an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- cinemas
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Masonic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- cimaise
-
noun,
cymaise.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- Cremini
-
noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- enamors
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Cremona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- strato-
-
- cranio-
-
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- Marcion
-
noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- Marconi
-
noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- craniom
-
- Marston
-
noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- maniocs
-
noun,
cassava.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- smatter
-
noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- aristo-
-
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- Amorite
-
noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- Tritoma
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- atomics
-
noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- Minorca
-
noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- mortise
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- Semitic
-
noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- osmatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- airtime
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- nemato-
-
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- nematic
-
adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- Romanic
-
noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- torment
-
noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- sematic
-
adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- actino-
-
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Cameron
-
noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- camions
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- antero-
-
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- simitar
-
noun,
scimitar.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- miscite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- miotics
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- moisten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- arseno-
-
- tomenta
-
noun,
pubescence consisting of longish, soft, entangled hairs pressed close to the surface.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- tomcats
-
noun,
a male cat.
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- monster
-
noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- intra-
-
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- iatro-
-
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recti-
-
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- rectos
-
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- inter.
-
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- instr.
-
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- nocti-
-
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- somat-
-
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- somni-
-
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- motets
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- mottes
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- matri-
-
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- masto-
-
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- micro-
-
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- metro-
-
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- macro-
-
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- nitro-
-
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- scato-
-
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- steno-
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- sarco-
-
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- sacro-
-
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- narco-
-
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- nemat-
-
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- intro.
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- amino-
-
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- terat-
-
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- cteno-
-
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- astron
-
- trans.
-
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- astro-
-
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- aniso-
-
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contr.
-
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- amnios
-
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- centi-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- anemo-
-
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- tetra-
-
- centr-
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- cerat-
-
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- arsen-
-
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- totems
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- aceto-
-
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- aeron.
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tinct.
-
- tarso-
-
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- tomcat
-
noun,
a male cat.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- sect.
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Scot.
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- nears
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- naso-
-
- 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.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Mont.
-
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- 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.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sino-
-
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Seric
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- MSEnt
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- semi-
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- atto-
-
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- seti-
-
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- atmo-
-
- sero-
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Amer.
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- oste-
-
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- aero-
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- 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.
- Recit
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- acet-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- reni-
-
- 30-30
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- aeri-
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- actos
-
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- scat-
-
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- toti-
-
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- areo-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- noct-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- anti-
-
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- omni-
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- treas
-
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- AMORC
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- ante-
-
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- sanit
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- anim.
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- miso-
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- istic
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ition
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iran.
-
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stome
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Srta.
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Cons.
-
- Comr.
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- stat.
-
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- IATSE
-
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ician
-
- icons
-
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tears
-
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imit.
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- sarc-
-
- term.
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- intr.
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- inst.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ecto-
-
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- econ.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tera-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- init.
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meso-
-
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meta-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- metr-
-
- mero-
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- 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.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 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: ¢.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- meno-
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- cent.
-
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- sito-
-
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mini-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- 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.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- 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.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- masc.
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- cert.
-
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- matr-
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Matt.
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- mast-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cine-
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- cero-
-
- scr.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- 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.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tion
-
- trit
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tron
-
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- SRAM
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sra.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tRNA
-
- Tasm
-
- Tit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- str.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Soni
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sem.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Sam.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RNAS
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Ste.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- sci.
-
- Sat.
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- sec.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- ter.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 1080
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- cir.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- cis-
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Cmon
-
- cit.
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- ment
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- met.
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Com.
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- enc.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cat.
-
- MSAE
-
- MSCE
-
- msec
-
- MSIE
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- MNAS
-
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- cen.
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- inae
-
- 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:
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- IMCO
-
- Inc.
-
- eco-
-
- 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.
- cts.
-
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- ctr.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ect-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- eso-
-
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- est.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- emia
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Con.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Mar.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Cor.
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Ire.
-
- iso-
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Cres
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- crat
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- 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.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- 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).
- ano-
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Oct.
-
- ance
-
- amt.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- 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.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- acr-
-
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ANSI
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Arm.
-
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ant.
-
- ARIS
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- NTIA
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- AISI
-
- 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
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- aer-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- 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.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Ont.
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ates
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- atic
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- atm.
-
- NIRA
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- att.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ASTM
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ator
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- attn
-
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- not-
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ASME
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- nos-
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- nom.
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- TSI
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Am.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- eir
-
- AEC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- 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.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ae.
-
- ea.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ar.
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TCS
-
- EIS
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TCA
-
- ec-
-
- TSE
-
- ECA
-
- EMR
-
- ECM
-
- ean
-
- Tro
-
- EAM
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AIC
-
- 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.
- cte
-
- at.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ARS
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- ASN
-
- CIA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- CEO
-
- CEA
-
- ATC
-
- CMA
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAI
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ca.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TNT
-
- TMO
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- CTA
-
- CRS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CRT
-
- TIA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CSA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- AMC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AME
-
- ANC
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- AMS
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ist
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Oc.
-
- NMR
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- sc.
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- MNA
-
- SAR
-
- OSA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- OTC
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- SAE
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- NMI
-
- SCM
-
- RTS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MSI
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NCO
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- So.
-
- rte
-
- MSA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- rt.
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ROI
-
- MSE
-
- MTS
-
- TTS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- STI
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- MRI
-
- ETS
-
- ite
-
- ETR
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ise
-
- ETO
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- STM
-
- ISA
-
- ESR
-
- ics
-
- Ia.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Mao
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Sta
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- St.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- ESA
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- MOR
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MIT
-
- Esc
-
- SMA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- IAS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ic
-
- RI
-
- AO
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TT
-
- TC
-
- RC
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TM
-
- RO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NI
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- MN
-
- SN
-
- NM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
-
- OA
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SM
-
- S.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- SA
-