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- 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.
- coercions
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- concertos
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- incrosses
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- crocoites
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- 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.
- siroccos
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noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- cortico-
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- nitroso-
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- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- osteosis
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noun,
the formation of bony tissue, usually infiltrating connective tissue.
- conceits
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- torsions
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- consorts
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- cessions
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- cocinero
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noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- stenosis
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noun,
a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- sections
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- 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.
- erosions
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- concerto
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- Sisseton
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- crocoite
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- coercion
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- concerts
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- 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.
- consists
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noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- isotones
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- cistrons
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- nostocs
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- concert
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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.
- norites
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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.
- tocsins
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- session
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noun,
the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business:
- sorosis
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noun,
a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- sirocco
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noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- Ionesco
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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.
- soccers
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- 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.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- 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.
- Sisters
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- cossets
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- coontie
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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.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- nestors
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- 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.
- constr.
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- tensors
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- 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.
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- 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.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- resists
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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.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- scooter
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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.
- crosses
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noun,
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- osseins
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- ostosis
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noun,
the formation of bone; ossification.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- 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).
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- centro-
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- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centri-
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- sconces
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noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- 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.
- scissor
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noun,
scissors.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- stoners
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- 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.
- Orontes
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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.
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- essoins
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- ciscoes
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noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- 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.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- orisons
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noun,
a prayer.
- enroots
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- sterno-
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- inter.
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- stress
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noun,
importance attached to a thing:
Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- intro.
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- enroot
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Stones
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- eosins
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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.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- enosis
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noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- stenos
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noun,
a stenographer.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- essoin
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- icono-
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- sterns
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- instr.
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- stoics
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- eroto-
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- Sooner
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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.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- roncos
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noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- sonics
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noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- sconce
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noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orison
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noun,
a prayer.
- scorns
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- scoots
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noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- osteo-
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- scones
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- otiose
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adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- Scioto
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noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scions
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noun,
a descendant.
- scents
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scenic
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noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- recti-
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- rectos
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- rosins
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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.
- resist
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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.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- roosts
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noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rooses
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verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- scoto-
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- seccos
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noun,
fresco secco.
- socio-
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- nocti-
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- irones
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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.
- soccer
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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.
- snorts
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noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snoots
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snoose
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noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- necro-
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- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- nitro-
-
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Sestos
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noun,
an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- senors
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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.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- sensor
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noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Nostoc
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- noesis
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noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- norite
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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.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- nooses
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noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- noises
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- steno-
-
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tosses
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noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- cosets
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noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- COSINE
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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.
- cosset
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- C-in-C
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- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- Cicero
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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.
- costo-
-
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- cosecs
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noun,
cosecant.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- centr-
-
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- torsos
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noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- censor
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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.
- Cooter
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noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- conics
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noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contr.
-
- cooner
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noun,
coon dog.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- coeno-
-
- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- 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.
- cootie
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noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- Citron
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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.
- torose
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adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- 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.
- ciscos
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- centi-
-
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- 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.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cteno-
-
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- 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.
- cross-
-
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Seric
-
- 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.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- octo-
-
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- 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.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- sero-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- sect.
-
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- 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.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- conc.
-
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 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.
- noso-
-
- 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.
- seti-
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- noto-
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 30-30
-
- onto-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- oste-
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- cero-
-
- rect.
-
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- 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: ¢.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Recit
-
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- 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.
- 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.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- 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.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- 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.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Scot.
-
- reni-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- cine-
-
- 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.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Cons.
-
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Const
-
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- 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.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- 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.
- intr.
-
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- incr.
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- 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.
- 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.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- incor
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- crit.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- ster.
-
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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.
- icons
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- teno-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- cores
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- ecto-
-
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- 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.
- noct-
-
- cont.
-
- econ.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- Stoss
-
noun,
Veit [fahyt] /faɪt/ (Show IPA), c1440–1533, German sculptor and painter.
- ento-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- sito-
-
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- 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.
- tono-
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tion
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tron
-
- ten.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- str.
-
- ter.
-
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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).
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- 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).
- 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.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sci.
-
- Ste.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tri-
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- 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.
- scr.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sec.
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- 1080
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- enc.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- 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.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Cres
-
- Ire.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Oct.
-
- Cort
-
- not-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Ont.
-
- 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 = .
- 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.
- Con.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- cts.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ect-
-
- NCTE
-
- eco-
-
- Ens.
-
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- 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.
- ctr.
-
- nos-
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ISSN
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- iso-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- 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.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- cet-
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- CERN
-
- est.
-
- cen.
-
- Inc.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Ceto
-
- 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.
- ins.
-
- osis
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- oro-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- etc.
-
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- int.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SSR
-
- TCS
-
- St.
-
- SSS
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SST
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- STI
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ETO
-
- ERT
-
- ROI
-
- CRC
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CCR
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNC
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- tr.
-
- CEO
-
- CEC
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- ct.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Tro
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cc.
-
- TSE
-
- 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.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- en-
-
- 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.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTC
-
- CST
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSC
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- SSC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- 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.
- SSE
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ss.
-
- oic
-
- oon
-
- se-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- OIr
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OOT
-
- OEO
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OCC
-
- 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).
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NRC
-
- SRS
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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).
- SCS
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- rte
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- sc.
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- OSS
-
- OSO
-
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- nr.
-
- NOC
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ite
-
- 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 = .
- IOC
-
- ine
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ICC
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ITC
-
- ise
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NCC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- 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:
- NES
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TSS
-
- NCO
-
- NI
-
- ic
-
- RO
-
- t.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CE
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
-
- i.
-
- TC
-
- TN
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- S.
-
- EI
-
- SN
-
- N.
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NC
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).