Anagrams of cross-question

Word cross-question has 1297 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of cross-question.

10 letter words you can make with cross-question

outcrosses: noun, a hybrid animal or plant so produced.
censorious: adjective, severely critical; faultfinding; carping.
cortisones: noun, Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.

9 letter words you can make with cross-question

cross-out: noun, a word, line, etc., that has been crossed out.
uncrosses: verb (used with object), to change from a crossed position, as the legs.
Nestorius: noun, died a.d. 451? Syrian ecclesiastic: patriarch of Constantinople 428–431.
cortisone: noun, Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
neurotics: noun, a neurotic person.
countries: noun, a state or nation:
incrosses: noun, a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
construes: noun, the act of construing.
coinsures: verb (used with or without object), to insure jointly with another or others.
questions: noun, a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.

8 letter words you can make with cross-question

querists: noun, a person who inquires or questions.
question: noun, a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
consorts: noun, a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
consists: noun, Railroads. the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train. a record made of this rolling stock.
questors: noun, quaestor.
construe: noun, the act of construing.
inquests: noun, a legal or judicial inquiry, usually before a jury, especially an investigation made by a coroner into the cause of a death.
outcross: noun, a hybrid animal or plant so produced.
outcries: noun, a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
Quintero: noun, Álvarez Quintero.
conquers: verb (used with object), to acquire by force of arms; win in war:
curtsies: noun, a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
coituses: noun, sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
Sisseton: noun, a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
coinsure: verb (used with or without object), to insure jointly with another or others.
citruses: noun, any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
torsions: noun, the act of twisting.
Conquest: noun, the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
resinous: adjective, full of or containing resin.
crustose: adjective, forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.
cornutos: noun, a cuckold.
ructions: noun, a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
counter-
counters: noun, a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
Countess: noun, the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of Continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage.
counties: noun, the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
scissure: noun, a longitudinal cleft or opening.
routines: noun, a customary or regular course of procedure.
scooters: noun, a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
croquets: noun, a game played by knocking wooden balls through metal wickets with mallets.
tonsures: noun, the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
corneous: adjective, consisting of a horny substance; horny.
rictuses: noun, the gape of the mouth of a bird.
scouters: noun, a person who scouts.
coquitos: noun, a palm, Jubaea chilensis, of Chile, from whose sap a honey is prepared and whose small, hard, edible nuts yield a useful oil.
crosstie: noun, Railroads. a tie.
croutons: noun, a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
sections: noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
encrusts: verb (used with or without object), incrust.
re-count: noun, a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
citreous: adjective, lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
osteosis: noun, the formation of bony tissue, usually infiltrating connective tissue.
cistrons: noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
Ericsson: noun, John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
suctions: noun, the act, process, or condition of sucking.
incrusts: verb (used with object), to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
sucroses: noun, a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
isotones: noun, one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
trounces: verb (used with object), to beat severely; thrash.
necrosis: noun, death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
stenosis: noun, a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
neurosis: noun, Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
neurotic: noun, a neurotic person.
sunrises: noun, the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
nitroso-
erosions: noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
cessions: noun, act of ceding, as by treaty.
oestrous: adjective, estrous.
tournois: adjective, (of coins) minted in Tours, France:

7 letter words you can make with cross-question

osseins: noun, the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
uncross: verb (used with object), to change from a crossed position, as the legs.
cronies: noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
riotous: adjective, (of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.
croquet: noun, a game played by knocking wooden balls through metal wickets with mallets.
enroots: verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
croquis: noun, a rough preliminary drawing; sketch.
trusses: noun, Civil Engineering, Building Trades. any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c). any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
oestrus: noun, estrus.
crosses: noun, a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
isotone: noun, one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
orients: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
trounce: verb (used with object), to beat severely; thrash.
nestors: noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
Crotone: noun, a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
crotons: noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
resists: noun, a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
inquest: noun, a legal or judicial inquiry, usually before a jury, especially an investigation made by a coroner into the cause of a death.
crinose: adjective, hairy.
Croesus: noun, died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
insures: verb (used with object), to guarantee against loss or harm.
inserts: noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
ruction: noun, a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
encrust: verb (used with or without object), incrust.
orceins: noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
incrust: verb (used with object), to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
incross: noun, a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
incests: noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
ictuses: noun, Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
orisons: noun, a prayer.
icterus: noun, jaundice (def 1).
courses: noun, a direction or route taken or to be taken.
Ionesco: noun, Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
routine: noun, a customary or regular course of procedure.
couters: noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
Roscius: noun, Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), c126–c62 b.c, Roman actor.
roquets: noun, an act or instance of roqueting.
cretins: noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
crouton: noun, a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
estrous: adjective, pertaining to or involving the estrus.
osseous: adjective, composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony.
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).
Oscines: noun, an oscine bird.
erosion: noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
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.
nostocs: noun, any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
tocsins: noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
ousters: noun, expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
Curtiss: noun, Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, U.S. inventor: pioneer in the field of aviation.
torques: noun, a ringlike band or formation about the neck, as of feathers, hair, or integument of distinctive color or appearance; a collar.
curites: noun, a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
notices: noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
ostosis: noun, the formation of bone; ossification.
costers: noun, costermonger.
nourice: noun, a nurse.
trioses: noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
unroots: verb (used with object), to uproot.
Ossetic: noun, the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
erotics: noun, an erotic poem.
unrests: noun, lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
estrins: noun, estrone.
neutro-
recount: noun, a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
cruises: noun, the act of cruising.
tonsure: noun, the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
Orontes: noun, a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
tonuses: noun, a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
onerous: adjective, burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:
quintes: noun, the fifth of eight defensive positions.
quinces: noun, either of two small trees, Cydonia oblonga or C. sinensis, of the rose family, bearing hard, fragrant, yellowish fruit used chiefly for making jelly or preserves.
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
essoins: noun, (in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
questor: noun, quaestor.
Orosius: noun, Paulus [paw-luh s] /ˈpɔ ləs/ (Show IPA), flourished 5th century a.d, Spanish theologian and historian.
torsion: noun, the act of twisting.
nitrous: adjective, pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
triunes: noun, (initial capital letter) the Trinity.
noetics: noun, the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
querist: noun, a person who inquires or questions.
russets: noun, yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
escorts: noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
rustics: noun, a country person.
constr.
Cnossus: noun, Knossos.
situses: noun, position; situation.
Sisters: noun, a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
sinuses: noun, a curve; bend.
sinters: noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
conquer: verb (used with object), to acquire by force of arms; win in war:
consist: noun, Railroads. the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train. a record made of this rolling stock.
consort: noun, a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
conster: verb (used with or without object), construe.
session: noun, the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business:
Socinus: noun, Faustus [faw-stuh s] /ˈfɔ stəs/ (Show IPA), (Fausto Sozzini) 1539–1604, and his uncle, Laelius [lee-lee-uh s] /ˈli li əs/ (Show IPA) (Lelio Sozzini), 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers.
sesqui-
serious: noun, that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
contour: noun, the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
sequins: noun, a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
contuse: verb (used with object), to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
coontie: noun, either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
section: noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
coquets: noun, Obsolete. a male flirt.
coquito: noun, a palm, Jubaea chilensis, of Chile, from whose sap a honey is prepared and whose small, hard, edible nuts yield a useful oil.
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.
cistron: noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
scouses: noun, a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
sunrise: noun, the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
suction: noun, the act, process, or condition of sucking.
sucrose: noun, a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
censors: 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.
stories: noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
stoners: noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
centri-
centro-
sterno-
cession: noun, act of ceding, as by treaty.
sunsets: noun, the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
cistern: noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
squirts: noun, the act of squirting.
squints: noun, an act or instance of squinting.
cinques: noun, the five at dice, cards, etc.
Soutine: noun, Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
souters: noun, a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
cirques: noun, circle; ring.
sorosis: noun, a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry.
sorites: noun, a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
sooners: noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
scouter: noun, a person who scouts.
tensors: noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
scoters: noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
scooter: noun, a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
cornute: adjective, cornuted.
corsets: 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.
cornets: noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
scissor: noun, scissors.
cosines: 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.
coronet: noun, a small crown.
cornuto: noun, a cuckold.
cossets: noun, a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.

6 letter words you can make with cross-question

noesis: noun, (in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
Scioto: noun, a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
noctis: adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
nocti-
scions: noun, a descendant.
nitres: noun, niter.
sunset: noun, the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
nitro-
squirt: noun, the act of squirting.
niters: noun, potassium nitrate.
Nistru: noun, Romanian name of Dniester.
scents: noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
suitor: noun, a man who courts or woos a woman.
suites: noun, a number of things forming a series or set.
steins: noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
Noetic: adjective, of or relating to the mind.
rictus: noun, the gape of the mouth of a bird.
noises: noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
sortie: noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
octroi: noun, (formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
trices: noun, a very short time; an instant:
trines: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
routes: noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
nurses: noun, a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
triose: noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
scoots: noun, a swift, darting movement or course.
Triune: noun, (initial capital letter) the Trinity.
source: noun, any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
Squire: noun, (in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
souses: noun, an act of sousing.
souter: noun, a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
notice: noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
Nostoc: noun, any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
scones: noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
Tocsin: noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
squint: noun, an act or instance of squinting.
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.
steno-
nooses: noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
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.
stenos: noun, a stenographer.
Strine: noun, Australian English.
intros: noun, an introduction.
intro.
stours: noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
inters: verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
inter.
stress: noun, importance attached to a thing: Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
insure: verb (used with object), to guarantee against loss or harm.
instr.
turco-
insets: noun, something inserted; insert.
Suisse: noun, French name of Switzerland.
sucres: noun, Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
Russo-
Rustin: noun, Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
suints: noun, the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
insert: noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
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.
inures: verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
russet: noun, yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
neuro-
stoics: noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
steric: adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
tissue: noun, Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
Nestor: noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
Nessus: noun, a centaur who, on attempting to seduce Deianira, the wife of Hercules, was shot by Hercules with a poisoned arrow. Before Nessus died, he gave to Deianira the poisoned tunic that ultimately caused Hercules' death.
sterns: noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
rutins: noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
Ruston: noun, a city in N Louisiana.
necro-
stoner: noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
tuners: noun, a person or thing that tunes.
truces: noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
Russes: noun, a Russian.
tsuris: noun, trouble; woe.
Tucson: noun, a city in S Arizona: health resort.
issues: noun, the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
Stones: noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
stores: noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
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.
rousts: verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
rouens: noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
rouses: noun, a rousing.
Quince: noun, either of two small trees, Cydonia oblonga or C. sinensis, of the rose family, bearing hard, fragrant, yellowish fruit used chiefly for making jelly or preserves.
quirts: noun, a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.
quires: noun, a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
quints: noun, an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
scoto-
quinte: noun, the fifth of eight defensive positions.
quint-
quino-
serins: noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
quiets: noun, freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.:
quoits: noun, quoits, (used with a singular verb) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
quests: noun, a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something:
risque: adjective, daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off-color:
serous: adjective, resembling serum; of a watery nature.
querns: noun, a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain.
rooses: verb (used with or without object), praise.
roosts: noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
toques: noun, a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.
Sestos: noun, an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.
quoins: noun, an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
quotes: noun, a quotation.
Torino: noun, Turin.
rectus: noun, any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
scours: noun, the act of scouring.
Reston: noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
scouts: noun, a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
scries: verb (used without object), to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
resist: noun, a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
scutes: noun, a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
Scotus: noun, John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
sector: noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
rectos
rinses: noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
recti-
toners: noun, a person or thing that tones.
Senior: noun, a person who is older than another.
senors: 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.
recons: noun, reconnaissance.
sensor: noun, a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
Tessin: noun, French and German name of Ticino.
sequin: noun, a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
Tories: noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
roques: noun, a form of croquet played on a clay or hard-surface court surrounded by a low wall off which the balls may be played.
touses: noun, a commotion; rumpus.
snorts: noun, the act or sound of snorting.
oscine: noun, an oscine bird.
snoose: noun, finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
rosets: noun, resin; rosin.
snoots: noun, Slang. the nose.
snores: noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
orison: noun, a prayer.
rosins: 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.
Orient: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
toe-in: noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
Osetic: adjective, noun, Ossetic.
orcein: noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
torsos: noun, the trunk of the human body.
onuses: noun, a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
socio-
sonics: noun, the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
tosses: noun, an act or instance of tossing.
Sooner: noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
Scouse: noun, a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
tensor: noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
osiers: noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
set-in: adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
Scoter: noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
setons: noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
roquet: noun, an act or instance of roqueting.
ouster: noun, expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
ounces: noun, a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
torose: adjective, Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
torque: noun, Mechanics. something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation; the moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation.
otiose: adjective, being at leisure; idle; indolent.
sinter: noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
scorns: noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
torses: noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
sirens: noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
tenuis: noun, an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
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Sister: noun, a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
scores: noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
rustic: noun, a country person.
Roscoe: noun, a revolver or pistol.
ossein: noun, the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
roncos: noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
triens: noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
Crouse: noun, Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
eosins: 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.
cootie: noun, a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
coquet: noun, Obsolete. a male flirt.
CORNET: noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
corses: noun, corpse.
unroot: verb (used with object), to uproot.
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.
Cortes: noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
Cooter: noun, Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
cosets: 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.
cosies: noun, a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
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.
cosset: noun, a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
cossie: noun, a bathing suit; bathers.
Coster: noun, costermonger.
erotic: noun, an erotic poem.
eroto-
enroot: verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
Conroe: noun, a town in E Texas.
coitus: noun, sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
estrus: noun, Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
Estrin: noun, estrone.
estocs: noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
conies: noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
essoin: noun, (in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
unites: noun, a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
cooner: noun, coon dog.
contes: plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
contos: noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
escort: noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
contr.
conure: noun, any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
eructs: verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
unrest: noun, lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
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Enrico: noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
UNESCO: noun, an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
Crusoe: noun, Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
turion: noun, a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
croute: noun, crust.
Curtin: noun, John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
cruets: noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
cruise: noun, the act of cruising.
curses: noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
curite: noun, a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
Croton: noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
curios: noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
ursine: adjective, of or relating to a bear or bears.
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cueist: noun, a billiard player.
curets: noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
urines: noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
Curtis: noun, Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
cusses: noun, curse word; oath.
enosis: noun, a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
cretin: noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
counts: noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
course: noun, a direction or route taken or to be taken.
courts: noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
Cousin: noun, Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
couter: noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
crests: noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
uretic: adjective, of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
Custer: noun, George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
crones: noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Cronus: noun, a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
cut-in: noun, Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
croons: noun, the act or sound of crooning.
cross-
Crosse: noun, a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
custos: noun, (italics) Latin. a custodian.
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cuisse: noun, a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
cirque: noun, circle; ring.
Citrus: noun, any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
centr-
centos: noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
Cissus: noun, any of numerous tropical and subtropical vines of the genus Cissus, including the grape ivy and the kangaroo vine.
centi-
tussis: noun, a cough.
census: noun, an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
incest: noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
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.
cinque: noun, the five at dice, cards, etc.
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.
icono-
incurs: verb (used with object), to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
C-note: noun, See C (def 11).
incuse: noun, an incuse figure or impression.
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cerous: adjective, containing trivalent cerium.
cestus: noun, a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.

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rouse: noun, a rousing.
Roose: verb (used with or without object), praise.
crone: noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Ronco: noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
Stern: noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
toise: noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
toner: noun, a person or thing that tones.
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: ¢.
Roost: noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
rises: noun, an act or instance of rising.
cert.
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.
suite: noun, a number of things forming a series or set.
sties: noun, a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
Court: noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
croon: noun, the act or sound of crooning.
rinse: noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
Crius: noun, a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
route: noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
crit.
Rosie: noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
Rouen: noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
rotos: noun, rotogravure.
rotes: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Creon: noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
ceros: noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
roust: verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
Rosse: noun, William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
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.
cress: noun, any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
roues: noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
roset: noun, resin; rosin.
crest: noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
stirs: noun, the act of stirring or moving.
ster.
cries: noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
crine: noun, hair; head of hair.
Roque: noun, a form of croquet played on a clay or hard-surface court surrounded by a low wall off which the balls may be played.
rooti: noun, rooty2 .
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Stoic: noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
quoin: noun, an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
crust: noun, the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
toons: noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
toque: noun, a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.
quote: noun, a quotation.
quot.
Cenis: noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
quoit: noun, quoits, (used with a singular verb) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
stuns: noun, the act of stunning.
quits: noun, any of various small tropical birds.
stour: noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
Quito: noun, a city in and the capital of Ecuador, in the N part. 9348 feet (2849 meters) above sea level.
quite: adverb, completely, wholly, or entirely:
quirt: noun, a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.
quire: noun, a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
Sucre: noun, Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
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quiet: noun, freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.:
tonus: noun, a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
cruse: noun, an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
rices: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
cent.
tones: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Stone: noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
routs: noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
rests: noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
CENTO: noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
resit: noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
store: noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
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.
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.
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reist: verb (used without object), reest2 .
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.
cruet: noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
rect.
RECON: noun, reconnaissance.
Stoss: noun, Veit [fahyt] /faɪt/ (Show IPA), c1440–1533, German sculptor and painter.
Recit
tonic: noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
Stein: noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
cotes: noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
cutie: noun, Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
sones: 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.
snots: noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
sero-
conto: noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
snout: noun, the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
serin: noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Seric
tenor: noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
cites: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
teno-
CONUS: noun, the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
cont.
sonic: adjective, of or relating to sound.
sents: noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
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.
cists: noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
soots: noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
sores: noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
sect.
secos: noun, sekos.
Conte: noun, count2 .
Const
scute: noun, a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
Sinus: noun, a curve; bend.
situs: noun, position; situation.
coins: noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coirs: noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
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.
sires: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
snits: noun, an agitated or irritated state.
snoot: noun, Slang. the nose.
USSCt
Siren: noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
snore: noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
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Sino-
sines: 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.
since: adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
Sices: noun, syce.
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.
Seuss: noun, Dr, Geisel, Theodor Seuss.
snort: noun, the act or sound of snorting.
Seton: noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
Cons.
scuts: noun, a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
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.
Cesti: noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
costs: noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
Susie: noun, a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
scent: noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
tines: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
rutin: noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
tious
rusts: noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
cines: noun, a film; motion picture.
cine-
Cetus: noun, the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
sruti: noun, the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
cions: noun, scion (def 2).
Russ.: abbreviation, Russia.
runts: noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
runic: adjective, consisting of or set down in runes:
runes: noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
ruins: noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
tires: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
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.
sites: noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
TIROS: noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Count: noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
scion: noun, a descendant.
souse: noun, an act of sousing.
coots: noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
Corse: noun, corpse.
sorts: noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
cores
Scout: noun, a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
sorus: noun, Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
scour: noun, the act of scouring.
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.
SCOTS: noun, Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland. Compare Scots Gaelic.
cornu: noun, a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
cunts: noun, the vulva or vagina.
Scot.
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.
so-so: adverb, in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
scorn: noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
Soter: noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
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.
cires: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
score: noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
sours: noun, something that is sour.
Corti: noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
scoot: noun, a swift, darting movement or course.
Scone: noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
Corot: noun, Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
inert: adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
suets: noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
nerts: interjection, nuts (def 1).
untie: verb (used with object), to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
truce: noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
etuis: noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
torso: noun, the trunk of the human body.
unset: adjective, not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
Torun: noun, a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
torus: noun, Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
onto-
Euro-
ontic: adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
onset: noun, a beginning or start:
Toure: noun, Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
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onces: noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Tours: noun, a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
nests: 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.
truss: noun, Civil Engineering, Building Trades. any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c). any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
Orcus: noun, the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
neur-
uncos: noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
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.
UNCIO
cutis: noun, the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
osier: noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
issue: noun, the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
torsi: noun, a plural of torso.
Issus: noun, an ancient town in Asia Minor, in Cilicia: victory of Alexander the Great over Darius III 333 b.c.
ORuss
Orion: noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
euros: noun, wallaroo.
Orton: noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
Orson: noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
iters: noun, a canal or passage.
ornis: noun, an avifauna.
ornes: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
econ.
Unit.
estoc: noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
cutes: noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
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.
nitr-
nitre: noun, niter.
equi-
Notus: noun, the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
noto-
notes: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
trois: noun, the number 3.
noct-
unite: noun, a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
noso-
noses: 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.
eruct: verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
Norse: noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
noise: noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
Norco: noun, a town in S California.
noose: noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
trios: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Niter: noun, potassium nitrate.
touse: noun, a commotion; rumpus.
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.
Ensor: noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
Neuss: noun, a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
neut.
tress: noun, Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
oecus: noun, (in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
ento-
octo-
trice: noun, a very short time; an instant:
nuci-
suint: noun, the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
tries: noun, plural of try.
trine: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Niort: noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
nisus: noun, an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
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.
Nurse: noun, a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
cutin: noun, a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
ecto-
toros: noun, a bull.
torcs: noun, torque (def 4).
intr.
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.
TUNIS: noun, a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
incus: noun, Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals. Compare malleus, stapes.
ourie: adjective, shabby; dingy.
incur: verb (used with object), to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
inset: noun, something inserted; insert.
tunic: noun, Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
curns: noun, a grain.
outre: adjective, passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
curio: noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
tunes: noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
incr.
TORES: noun, a torus.
inst.
ounce: noun, a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
tuner: noun, a person or thing that tunes.
curst: noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
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.
ictus: noun, Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
incor
Outer: adjective, situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
cures: noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
oste-
Osset: noun, a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
Curie: noun, a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
ques.
Irons: noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
Turin: noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
outen: verb (used with object), to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
curet: noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
inure: verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
curse: noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
ousts: verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
urine: noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
quest: noun, a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something:
icons
quern: noun, a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain.

4 letter words you can make with cross-question

ter.
Sion: noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
int.
Con.
sics: adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
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.
NICE: noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
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.
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.
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.
Nier: noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
est.
cire: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
sice: noun, syce.
Niue: noun, an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
suet: noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
erst: adverb, before the present time; formerly.
coon: noun, raccoon.
sent: noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
noir: adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
noes: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Tess: noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
1080
sues: noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
inro: noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
Utes: noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
nits: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Inc.
sers: noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
Sert: noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
ins.
ESIS
eso-
Esq.
USTC
stun: noun, the act of stunning.
suit: noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
cen.
str.
tron
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Ice.
ices: noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
sure: Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
tics: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
cit.
tune: noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
ten.
soon: Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
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.
cist: noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
cet-
Soot: noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
Ceto
sore: noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
sur-
sori: noun, plural of sorus.
sris: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
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.
cis-
Surt: noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
sort: noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
USSR: noun, a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow. Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
unco: noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
tuis: noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
sots: noun, a drunkard.
suss: verb (used with object), Chiefly British Slang. to investigate or figure out (usually followed by out).
iso-
Sour: noun, something that is sour.
ISSN
cion: noun, scion (def 2).
Tues
cir.
Soni
cite: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
Stir: noun, the act of stirring or moving.
Eton: noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
sirs: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
uni-
coir: noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
etc.
coin: noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
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 = .
tuns: noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
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.
site: noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
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.
ness: noun, a headland; promontory; cape.
sits: verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
USSS
situ: noun, in situ.
Cnut: noun, Canute.
cess: noun, British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
USRC
snit: noun, an agitated or irritated state.
CERN
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.
Neri: noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
neo-
ious
etui: noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
Ire.
snot: noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
NCTE
Eur.
tens: noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
Ste.
seis: noun, sei whale.
cure: noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
Coos: noun, a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
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.
uric: adjective, of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
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.
osis
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.
cute: noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
Rice: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
Reus: noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
rets: verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
tors: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
cuss: noun, curse word; oath.
rest: noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
otic: adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
Otis: noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
rit.
tone: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
USES: noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
Ecru: noun, an ecru color.
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.
orcs: noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Ross: noun, the rough exterior of bark.
Cres
ect-
ROSE: noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
coot: noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
rocs: noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
Orne: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
oro-
eco-
Root: noun, a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
uret
'roo: noun, kangaroo.
orts: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
oto-
Otoe: noun, Oto.
unto: preposition, to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
torc: noun, torque (def 4).
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.
quos
quor
Tori: noun, plural of torus.
Tore: noun, a torus.
quit: noun, any of various small tropical birds.
uro-
crut: noun, crud (def 1).
qto.
ctr.
cts.
Uris: noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
Que.
cues: noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
cunt: noun, the vulva or vagina.
outs: noun, a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
toon: noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
Toni: noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
user: noun, a person or thing that uses.
req.
Curt: noun, a male given name, form of Curtis.
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.
Reno: noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
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.
toro: noun, a bull.
curn: noun, a grain.
recs: noun, recreation.
ours: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Ouse: noun, Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
crus: noun, the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
oust: verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
out-
curs: noun, a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
rote: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
note: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Roti: noun, roast.
sci.
nous: noun, Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
eous
Cort
Trio: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
cose: verb (used without object), coze.
eons: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Tine: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Eric: noun, Eric the Red.
tri-
tion
roto: noun, rotogravure.
Oct.
Cost: noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
Rust: noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
Ens.
nots: noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
Erin: noun, Literary. Ireland.
Ruse: noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
scut: noun, a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
Nor.
Secs: noun, second2 (def 2).
nori: noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
sec.
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.
Eros: noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
nos-
SCSI: noun, a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
cur.
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.
scr.
Cor.
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
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.
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.
not-
Cote: noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
coss: noun, kos.
Rus.
rues: noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
onus: noun, a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
rout: noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
Ont.
o-os: noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
Oost: noun, Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
Enos: noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Tour: noun, a traveling around from place to place.
ROUS: noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
Tiro: noun, tyro.
toss: noun, an act or instance of tossing.
Coue: noun, Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
enc.
ruin: noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
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.
runt: noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
rune: noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
USIS
ROTS: noun, the process of rotting.
roue: noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
runs: noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
once: noun, a single occasion; one time only:

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USC
Tro
TIC: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
USS
ur-
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.
UNO
UTE: noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
urs: noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
TSI
uti
TSE
Tor: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Une
UTC
USR
urn: noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
Tiu: noun, an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
too: Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
uns
tui: noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
USN
tun: noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
Sus
tr.
UIT
suq: noun, suk.
TCS
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.
SUN: noun, (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
TEC: noun, detective.
toe: noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
tue
USO
UCR
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.
Tu.
USE: noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
Uri: noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
unc
ure
TES: noun, ti1 .
TSS
qrs: plural, farthing.
Sui: noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
ist
NES
NEC
ne-
NUT: noun, a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
NCO
IUS
ITO: noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ite
ITC
ISR
NIC: noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
ise
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
IRS
IRO
IRC
Ir.
IOU
IOT
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.
ior
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:
nit: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
IOC
OES: noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
o-o: noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
oo-
ons
ONR
ONI
one: noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
OIt
OIr
Sue: noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
OEO
NOC
OCS
OCR
OTC
Oc.
NUS: noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
NSU
NSC
NRC
nr.
Noe: noun, Noah (def 1).
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 = .
ine
OOT
COT: noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
cue: noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
ctn: plural, carton.
cte
CST
CSR
CSO
cru: noun, (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
CRT
CRS
COS: noun, romaine.
Cut: noun, the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
COO: noun, a cooing sound.
CNS
CNO
CIE
CEO
ct.
cs.
cr.
Co.
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.
Cui: noun, César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
eo-
in.
ess: noun, the letter S, s.
ier
io-
ITU
ics
eu-
ETS
ETR
ETO
ESU
ESR
ec-
Esc
ERT
ERS: noun, ervil.
eq.
EOS: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
eon: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
en-
EIS
eir
ECU: noun, the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
oon
oic
orc: noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
sc.
Sin: noun, transgression of divine law:
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).
SES: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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).
seq
SEN: noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
SEI: noun, sei whale.
se-
SCS
SRO
sis: noun, sister.
So.
Ore: noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
rut: noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
run: noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
Rue: noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
RTS
rte
rt.
RSS
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
SIT: verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
Rs.
SSC
Stu: noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
STI
St.
SST
SSS
SSR
SSN
SSI
SSE
ss.
SNU
SRS
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Sr.
Sq.
Sou: noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
sot: noun, a drunkard.
SOS: noun, any call for help:
Soo: noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
Son: noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
SOC: noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
RSE
uts: noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
ROT: noun, the process of rotting.
OTS
qr.: plural, farthing.
QSO
QSS
ROI
qtr
qu.
QIS
RCS
Re.
qt.
RCN
oui: adverb, noun, yes.
RCT
our: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ote
REC: noun, recreation.
ROE: noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROC: noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ORT: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ose
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
ot-
res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
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.
OSS
OSO

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QE
SU
CU
TC
CE
OU: noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
TE: noun, ti1 .
UT: noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
QC
T1
t.
OE: noun, oy2 .
Q.
CQ
O.
SN
QN
i.
TN
RO
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.
RU
UC
S.
N.
UI
NC
IQ
ic
NI
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
RQ
RN
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.
TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
RI
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
RC
No: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
R.
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
NU: noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
EI
U.

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