Anagrams of criminative
Word criminative has
710 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of criminative.
- criminate
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verb (used with object),
to charge with a crime.
- metrician
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noun,
a metrist.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- McIntire
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noun,
Samuel, 1757–1811, U.S. architect and woodcarver.
- inactive
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adjective,
not active:
- caritive
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adjective,
(in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
- venatic
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adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- ventri-
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- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- centri-
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- 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.
- Avertin
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- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- vermian
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adjective,
resembling or of the nature of a worm.
- Interim
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- Civitan
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noun,
a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918.
- Cremini
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noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- vitamin
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noun,
any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies of vitamins produce specific disorders.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- crimini
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noun,
cremini.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- varmint
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noun,
Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S.
vermin.
an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
- vitrine
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noun,
a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- Minerva
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and the arts, identified with the Greek goddess Athena.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Martini
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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.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- activin
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noun,
a peptide that is synthesized in the pituitary gland and gonads and stimulates the secretion of FSH.
- minaret
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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.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- viremia
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noun,
the presence of a virus in the blood.
- miniver
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noun,
(in the Middle Ages) a fur of white or spotted white and gray used for linings and trimmings.
Compare vair (def 1).
- minivet
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noun,
any of several small, long-tailed Asian cuckoo-shrikes of the genus Pericrocotus, having in the male black and red and in the female black and orange plumage.
- Vietnam
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noun,
Official name Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin-China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War but now reunified. 126,104 sq. mi. (326,609 sq. km). Capital: Hanoi.
Compare North Vietnam, South Vietnam.
- vitrain
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noun,
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Craven
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noun,
a coward.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- carven
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adjective,
carved.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- centi-
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- tavern
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noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- tenaim
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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.
- Cervin
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noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- cavern
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noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- cerat-
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- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
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- Rimini
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noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- invert
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- invite
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noun,
Informal. an invitation.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Irvine
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- nemat-
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- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- native
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- intra-
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- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marini
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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.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Marvin
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noun,
a male given name.
- matri-
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- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Neviim
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noun,
the Prophets, being the second of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- recti-
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- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inter.
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- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Mervin
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noun,
a male given name.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- ventr-
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- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- vermi-
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- vermin
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noun,
noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
- victim
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noun,
a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency:
- trivia
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noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- actin-
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- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- vitric
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adjective,
of or relating to glass.
- Viren
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noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- veni-
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- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- imine
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imit.
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- 30-30
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- nitr-
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- amine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Iceni
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noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- incr.
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- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- amin-
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- init.
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- AMICE
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Merci
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interjection,
thank you.
- Amer.
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- ament
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noun,
catkin.
- ician
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- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Merca
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noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- ante-
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- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
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- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Recit
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- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- merit
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- ErvIn
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noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- ravin
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Raven
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noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- anime
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- ramie
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noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- ramet
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- anim.
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- intr.
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- Invar
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- acet-
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- Miner
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- metr-
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- mini-
-
- menat
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noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- meant
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Vince
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noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- Vinci
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noun,
Leonardo da [lee-uh-nahr-doh duh,, ley-;; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw dah] /ˌli əˈnɑr doʊ də,, ˌleɪ-;; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈnɑr dɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), Leonardo da Vinci.
- Marne
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noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- vini-
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- micra
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noun,
a plural of micron.
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- vinic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, found in, or derived from wine:
- mater
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matin
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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.
- matr-
-
- McRae
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noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- maven
-
noun,
an expert or connoisseur.
- Vinca
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noun,
periwinkle2 .
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Verna
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noun,
a female given name.
- metic
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noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- invt.
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- Iran.
-
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Nerva
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noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- reman
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- vicar
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- vice-
-
- Neiva
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noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- vimen
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noun,
a long, flexible shoot of a plant.
- naive
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adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Mitre
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- miter
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- macer
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noun,
macebearer.
- Maine
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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.
- aeri-
-
- Manet
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noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Cant.
-
- evict
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- remit
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- cine-
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- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cert.
-
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tera-
-
- cetin
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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.
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- term.
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- ative
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- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- civet
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noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Tarim
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noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crave
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verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- cream
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Ceram
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noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- crim.
-
- timer
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- trave
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noun,
a crossbeam.
- carve
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verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- cent.
-
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- crit.
-
- crime
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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.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- meta-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Armen
-
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- reni-
-
- vari-
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- rit.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- trav
-
- 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).
- tri-
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vin-
-
- riv.
-
- Vat.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- 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.
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- Rev.
-
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Mic.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- min.
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- RIIA
-
- 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)
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- vet.
-
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Nev.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- ten.
-
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- NTIA
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- NIRA
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- tRNA
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- mRNA
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- var.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- 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).
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- Ven.
-
- ter.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- 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.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- nav.
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- NCTE
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Vict
-
- Vic.
-
- 1080
-
- met.
-
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- INRI
-
- int.
-
- Arm.
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- inv.
-
- 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.
- emia
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- inae
-
- ant.
-
- CERN
-
- ect-
-
- ance
-
- 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.
- cet-
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Inc.
-
- ctr.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- etc.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Ice.
-
- atm.
-
- CATV
-
- avn.
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ave.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enc.
-
- Cav.
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- cen.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- 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.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- 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.
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- 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.
- Mac-
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- crat
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- 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
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- cir.
-
- Aire
-
- 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.
- AIME
-
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- aet.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- aer-
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- civ.
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- CTA
-
- 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.
- CIM
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- CMA
-
- CEA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CRT
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TCA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- 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.
- CNM
-
- at.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ACV
-
- AMC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- AIC
-
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- VRM
-
- Vt.
-
- VTC
-
- Vte
-
- AME
-
- Ver
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- TVA
-
- TMV
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- Avi
-
- AVC
-
- a-v
-
- ATV
-
- ANC
-
- Va.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- ATC
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- 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.
- VCR
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- MNE
-
- in.
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- Re.
-
- NRA
-
- MNA
-
- RMA
-
- ier
-
- 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.
- MIT
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ITC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Mc-
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ITV
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- NMR
-
- 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:
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- 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.
- ine
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MTV
-
- NMI
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- MIE
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ECM
-
- CVT
-
- CVA
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- RNA
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- mi.
-
- MeV
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ECA
-
- eir
-
- RCT
-
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- 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.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ETV
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- ETR
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- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- RCA
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- RCN
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- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Me.
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- env
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- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ERV
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- EMR
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- ERT
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- REA
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- EMT
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- en-
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- N.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- MN
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- VN
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- VM
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- MV
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NI
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- EV
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- ic
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- TM
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- i.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TC
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CV
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- RV
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- t.
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- TN
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- CM
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- VC
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- M.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NM
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- NV
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- VR
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- VI
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- R.
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- CE
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- T1
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TV
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noun,
television.
- RC
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- RI
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- RN
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- V.
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