Anagrams of curiosities
Word curiosities has
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- isosteric
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adjective,
Chemistry. having the same number of valence electrons in the same configuration but differing in the kinds and numbers of atoms.
- triecious
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adjective,
trioecious.
- coituses
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- eristics
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- crustose
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adjective,
forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- curtsies
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noun,
a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- Siricius
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 399, pope 384–399.
- scouters
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- rictuses
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- citruses
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- iris-out
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noun,
the gradual disappearance of an image or scene through a contracting circle.
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- courses
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Croesus
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noun,
died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- cruises
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- sucrose
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noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- ousters
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- 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.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Curtiss
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noun,
Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, U.S. inventor: pioneer in the field of aviation.
- serious
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noun,
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
- oestrus
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noun,
estrus.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- 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.
- estrous
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adjective,
pertaining to or involving the estrus.
- 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.
- souters
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- ictuses
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noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- Roscius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), c126–c62 b.c, Roman actor.
- 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.
- rustics
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noun,
a country person.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- irises
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noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- cuisse
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noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- cuirie
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noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- scutes
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- 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.
- torses
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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.
- stours
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- scouts
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- utero-
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- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- iritis
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noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- turco-
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- Crusoe
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noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- suites
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noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- touses
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noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- russet
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noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- estrus
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noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- serous
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adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- custos
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noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- cestus
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noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- 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.
- tissue
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noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- curses
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Osiris
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noun,
the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- sucres
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noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- stoics
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- recti-
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- rectos
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- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cosset
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- 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.
- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- itious
-
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- 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.
- corset
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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.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- tsuris
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noun,
trouble; woe.
- course
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Scotus
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noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- Scouse
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noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- scours
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- croute
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noun,
crust.
- Crouse
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noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- rousts
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- Crosse
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noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
-
- Russo-
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- rouses
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noun,
a rousing.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Sirius
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noun,
Astronomy. the Dog Star, the brightest-appearing star in the heavens, located in the constellation Canis Major.
- crisis
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noun,
a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- source
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noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- couter
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- courts
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- istic
-
- Issei
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noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- issue
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noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- rusts
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noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- situs
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noun,
position; situation.
- rouse
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noun,
a rousing.
- sores
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noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- sorts
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noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sorus
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noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
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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.
- sours
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noun,
something that is sour.
- souse
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noun,
an act of sousing.
- Rosse
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noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- roues
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noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- sito-
-
- Osset
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noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- roust
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ourie
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adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Russ.
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abbreviation,
Russia.
- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- ousts
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verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Outer
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adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outre
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adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Scout
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scour
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- scuts
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noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- SCOTS
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noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- Recit
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- Scot.
-
- rect.
-
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- score
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- scute
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- secos
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noun,
sekos.
- sites
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noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- seti-
-
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- siris
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noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- Siret
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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
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sices
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noun,
syce.
- oecus
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noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- route
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- sero-
-
- oste-
-
- Orcus
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noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Seric
-
- ORuss
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- routs
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noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- sect.
-
- rises
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noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- riots
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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.
- ictus
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noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- rests
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- toric
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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.
- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curet
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Curie
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noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- curio
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- truce
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Corse
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noun,
corpse.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cores
-
- torii
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noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- torcs
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- truss
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noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cutes
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noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutis
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noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- sruti
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noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- 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.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crit.
-
- Crius
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noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- 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.
- 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.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- USSCt
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- cert.
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- 30-30
-
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- ster.
-
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- tious
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- 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.
- ecto-
-
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Tues
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- USTC
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Rus.
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- uro-
-
- USRC
-
- USIS
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- uret
-
- sci.
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- tri-
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- ter.
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- sur-
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- str.
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Ste.
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- scr.
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sec.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 1080
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Cres
-
- Oct.
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- iso-
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- est.
-
- 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.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osis
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- cur.
-
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- eous
-
- 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.
- eso-
-
- ESIS
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eur.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Ice.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- ious
-
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rit.
-
- cir.
-
- Ceto
-
- 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.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- 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.
- cet-
-
- cis-
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- 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.
- out-
-
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- cit.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ESR
-
- USR
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- USO
-
- uti
-
- eir
-
- CEO
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ERT
-
- ct.
-
- ec-
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Esc
-
- 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.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- UTC
-
- Co.
-
- Sus
-
- EIS
-
- cr.
-
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- cs.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- eo-
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CRS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ure
-
- ur-
-
- UIT
-
- Tro
-
- UCR
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- USS
-
- 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.
- TSS
-
- Tu.
-
- CRT
-
- tr.
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- tue
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- USC
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- cte
-
- CIE
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ics
-
- ESU
-
- OIr
-
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- OSS
-
- ose
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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).
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- OIt
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OTS
-
- oic
-
- 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).
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- OCR
-
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- IUS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- se-
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROI
-
- 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.
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- 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.
- SCS
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- sc.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ite
-
- SSR
-
- IOC
-
- ier
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- ITC
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SST
-
- 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.
- St.
-
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- STI
-
- eu-
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ior
-
- ss.
-
- IOT
-
- ist
-
- IRO
-
- ise
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ISR
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- IOU
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- 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.
- O.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CE
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- SU
-
- RU
-
- CU
-
- RO
-
- T1
-
- S.
-
- R.
-
- EI
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- U.
-
- UC
-
- RC
-
- t.
-
- UI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .