Anagrams of cross-reaction
Word cross-reaction has
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- corrections
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noun,
something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation.
- cross-ratio
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noun,
a ratio relating four points in the real or complex plane.
- octonaries
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noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- consociate
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adjective, noun, verb (used without object),
associate.
- contraries
-
noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- ostensoria
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noun,
ostensory.
- correction
-
noun,
something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation.
- cancerroot
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noun,
any parasitic plant of the genus Orobanche, especially O. uniflora, of North America, having pale, leafless stalks bearing a single white or purplish flower.
- resonators
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noun,
anything that resonates.
- coronaries
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noun,
Pathology. a heart attack, especially a coronary thrombosis.
- cortisones
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noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- intercross
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noun,
an instance of cross-fertilization.
- acroterion
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noun,
acroterium.
- assertion
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noun,
a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason:
- corantoes
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noun,
courante.
- Isocrates
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noun,
436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- isooctane
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noun,
the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- sarcosine
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noun,
a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- cessation
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noun,
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
- ectosarcs
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noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- narcotics
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- strainers
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- senoritas
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- concertos
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- croissant
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noun,
a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.
- crocoites
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- serration
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noun,
serrated condition or form.
- anorectic
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noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- coactions
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- coercions
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- coenosarc
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noun,
the tubular tissue connecting the polyps of a hydroid colony.
- acrostics
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noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- resonator
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noun,
anything that resonates.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- incorrect
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adjective,
not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong:
- occasions
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- cortisone
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noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- canisters
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- accentors
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- accession
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noun,
the act of coming into the possession of a right, title, office, etc.:
- cosecants
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noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- accretion
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noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- oratories
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noun,
skill or eloquence in public speaking:
- corrasion
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noun,
the mechanical erosion of soil and rock by the abrasive action of particles set in motion by running water, wind, glacial ice, and gravity.
- Rosecrans
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noun,
William Starke [stahrk] /stɑrk/ (Show IPA), 1819–98, U.S. general.
- scenarist
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noun,
a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.
- sororates
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noun,
subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.
- retorsion
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noun,
retaliation or reprisal by one state identical or similar to an act by an offending state, such as high tariffs or discriminating duties.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- crosiers
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- cistrons
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- narcotic
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- roisters
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- Cassirer
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noun,
Ernst [urnst,, ernst] /ɜrnst,, ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1945, German philosopher.
- crocoite
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- erosions
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- roosters
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noun,
the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
- coaction
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- roasters
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- serranos
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- coasters
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- Nearctic
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- arsenics
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- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- Socratic
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noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- antrorse
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adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- resistor
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noun,
a device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
- Socrates
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noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- sororate
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noun,
subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.
- tarsiers
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- ectosarc
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noun,
the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- snorters
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noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- Sorrento
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: resort; cathedral; ancient ruins.
- Cerritos
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- stearins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- rosaries
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- carrions
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- isotones
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- arterio-
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- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- arsonist
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noun,
a person who commits arson.
- siroccos
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noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- occasion
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- corantos
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noun,
courante.
- coroners
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noun,
an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
- accentor
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- corsairs
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- corrects
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adjective,
conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate:
- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- cosecant
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noun,
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side opposite a given angle.
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- torsions
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- nitroso-
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- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- consorts
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- contessa
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noun,
countess.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- cornices
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- concerts
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- sections
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- treasons
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- coercion
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- ostracon
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- cocinero
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noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- cocaines
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- cortico-
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- conceits
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- acrostic
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noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- concerto
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- scooters
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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.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- costars
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- rosters
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noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- cosines
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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.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- sooners
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noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- castors
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corners
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- rooster
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noun,
the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
- scotias
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Corsica
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- rooters
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- corsets
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- correct
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adjective,
conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate:
- Rosario
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noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- cartoon
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noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- sorites
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noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- coroner
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noun,
an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
- censors
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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.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- consist
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noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- Scarron
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- crotons
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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.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- cirrose
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adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- sierras
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- ciscoes
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- crosier
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- citrons
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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.
- concert
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- sconces
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noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- Crescas
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noun,
Hasdai [khahs-dahy] /ˈxɑs daɪ/ (Show IPA), 1340–1412? Jewish philosopher and theologian, born in Spain.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- coarser
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adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Serrano
-
noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- sirocco
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noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Ericson
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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).
- centro-
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- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- 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.
- Socotra
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noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- cranio-
-
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- soccers
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- cocaine
-
noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- centri-
-
- centric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- satoris
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- cerato-
-
- contra-
-
- snorter
-
noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- santirs
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- cerotic
-
adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- 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.
- craters
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- senoras
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- constr.
-
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- cession
-
noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- Sno-Cat
-
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- arctics
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- aristos
-
noun,
aristocrat.
- aristo-
-
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- ariosos
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- rancors
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- stances
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tocsins
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- aorists
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- racists
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- antero-
-
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- rasters
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- ironers
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- recasts
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reasons
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- ascetic
-
noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tensors
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- arrests
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- arteri-
-
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- arseno-
-
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- raccoon
-
noun,
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- nostocs
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- orectic
-
adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- accosts
-
noun,
a greeting.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orarion
-
noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- accents
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- trioses
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- orisons
-
noun,
a prayer.
- nestors
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Oscines
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- toreros
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Ossetic
-
noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- Torrens
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- Torreon
-
noun,
a city in N Mexico.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- actino-
-
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- 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.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- actress
-
noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- 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.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- stories
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- ricracs
-
noun,
rickrack.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- 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.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- incests
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- instars
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- inserts
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- strains
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- stearo-
-
- tansies
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- caisson
-
noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- sterno-
-
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- stoners
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- incross
-
noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- nocti-
-
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- incorr
-
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- osteo-
-
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- nitro-
-
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- nooses
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- rooter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- cosecs
-
noun,
cosecant.
- risers
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- roosts
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- iatro-
-
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- icono-
-
- 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.
- retro-
-
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- scoots
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- costo-
-
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- 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.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- ricrac
-
noun,
rickrack.
- 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.
- sacro-
-
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- cteno-
-
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- intro.
-
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- intra-
-
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- recti-
-
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- rotors
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- 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.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- sarco-
-
- 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.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rectos
-
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- 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.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- eroto-
-
- 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.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Rosser
-
noun,
a logger who peels the bark from, and often smooths one side of, a log so that it may be dragged easily.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- 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.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- cross-
-
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- inter.
-
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- scato-
-
- instr.
-
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- scoto-
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- steno-
-
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- 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.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Storrs
-
noun,
a town in NE Connecticut.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- assoc.
-
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- 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.
- socio-
-
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- stacc.
-
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- 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.
- torsos
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- aeron.
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- treasr
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- access
-
noun,
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance:
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- 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.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- tarso-
-
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- aniso-
-
- centi-
-
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- centr-
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- coeno-
-
- cocoas
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- 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.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- ciscos
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- cirro-
-
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- C-in-C
-
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- 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.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- 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.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- seccos
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- occas.
-
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- contr.
-
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snoots
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snoose
-
noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- cerat-
-
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- 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.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- Sans.
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- 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.
- sanit
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- 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.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tono-
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonia
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- onco-
-
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- onto-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- octo-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- 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.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- sect.
-
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- treas
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- 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.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Scot.
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- ster.
-
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- scat-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- 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.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- sito-
-
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Srta.
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- 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.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- restr
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- 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.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- tera-
-
- rears
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- sero-
-
- sarc-
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Seric
-
- 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.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- terr.
-
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- teno-
-
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- reni-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- seti-
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Recit
-
- tears
-
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- 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.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- astr.
-
- Iran.
-
- areo-
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- intr.
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- incor
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- incr.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- 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.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- erron
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- IATSE
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- icons
-
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- caco-
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cert.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
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.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- canc.
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- ation
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- conc.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- 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.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- cores
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- corr.
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- 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.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ante-
-
- asco-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- actos
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- naso-
-
- aero-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- aeri-
-
- noct-
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acct.
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- acet-
-
- 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.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- noto-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- 30-30
-
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- nears
-
- noso-
-
- anis-
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- oro-
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ano-
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- not-
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ates
-
- Con.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- atic
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- 1080
-
- Cres
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- sci.
-
- aet.
-
- NIRA
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- crat
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- ASSR
-
- osis
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- sec.
-
- Nor.
-
- 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.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- scr.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cort
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- aer-
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- cat.
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- tRNA
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- acc.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cen.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- cac-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Ont.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Oct.
-
- Ste.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sra.
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Can.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tron
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- acr-
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- cit.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- cis-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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).
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ator
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- str.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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).
- tri-
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- CERN
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Ceto
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- NTIA
-
- cir.
-
- ctr.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- cts.
-
- ARIS
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- 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.
- Ice.
-
- RNAS
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- tion
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- inae
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Inc.
-
- RONA
-
- 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.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- NCTE
-
- ance
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- est.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- iso-
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- ISSN
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- arr.
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- asis
-
- enc.
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ect-
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Aire
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SASE
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eco-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- oto-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- neo-
-
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- asc-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ter.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- art.
-
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- ct.
-
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- an.
-
- ae.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ac-
-
- 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.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ase
-
- Ar.
-
- tra
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AEC
-
- TSI
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- tr.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cs.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TSE
-
- ast
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Co.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tro
-
- aor
-
- CAI
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ACS
-
- 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.
- STI
-
- cc.
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- TCA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- cr.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- TCS
-
- 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.
- ca.
-
- ARS
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ASI
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASR
-
- OCC
-
- Sta
-
- REA
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- RCT
-
- Ir.
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NCO
-
- 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.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- IRC
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NCC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- St.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- IAS
-
- ICC
-
- IOT
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ine
-
- 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.
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ne-
-
- ETS
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- oon
-
- 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-
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OTC
-
- OIt
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- OAO
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OOT
-
- NSC
-
- NEA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NEC
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- OTS
-
- NES
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- OSS
-
- NSA
-
- OSO
-
- ose
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- ROI
-
- Ia.
-
- ETR
-
- se-
-
- 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).
- CNC
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- 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).
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- 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.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SCS
-
- CIE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRC
-
- CRS
-
- ETO
-
- CSA
-
- CSC
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- cte
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- CIC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- CCA
-
- CCR
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CEA
-
- CEC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CEO
-
- CIA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CTC
-
- CRT
-
- TSS
-
- sc.
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- rt.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- SAR
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ESA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- Esc
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ean
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ERT
-
- eo-
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ESR
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ic
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- OA
-
- RO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- AO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NI
-
- O.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
-
- RI
-
- 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.
- RC
-
- R.
-
- S.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TN
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SA
-
- SN
-
- CE
-