Anagrams of densitometers
Word densitometers has
1502 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of densitometers.
- sensitometer
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noun,
an instrument for testing the sensitivity of various types of film, consisting of an apparatus for exposing successive parts of the film to a light of standard intensity at successively increasing lengths of exposure.
- densitometer
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noun,
Photography. an instrument for measuring the density of negatives.
- tensiometer
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noun,
an instrument for measuring longitudinal stress in wires, structural beams, etc.
- dosimeters
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noun,
a device carried on the person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which one has been exposed.
- tensimeter
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noun,
manometer.
- interested
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- sermonette
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noun,
a brief sermon or homily:
- meteorites
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noun,
a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- densimeter
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noun,
any instrument for measuring density.
- semidesert
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noun,
an extremely dry area characterized by sparse vegetation.
- dime-store
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noun,
five-and-ten (def 1).
- modernists
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noun,
a person who follows or favors modern ways, tendencies, etc.
- tenorites
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- detriment
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noun,
loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.
- monitress
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noun,
a female student who helps keep order or assists a teacher in school.
- desertion
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noun,
the act of deserting or the state of being deserted.
- teosintes
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- dosimeter
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noun,
a device carried on the person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which one has been exposed.
- tres-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- domineers
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verb (used with or without object),
to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize.
- disesteem
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noun,
lack of esteem; disfavor; low regard.
- reediness
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- steersmen
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noun,
a person who steers a ship; helmsman.
- serotines
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- modesties
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noun,
the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.
- Dissenter
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noun,
a person who dissents, as from an established church, political party, or majority opinion.
- modernist
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noun,
a person who follows or favors modern ways, tendencies, etc.
- seedtimes
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noun,
the season for sowing seed.
- esoterism
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noun,
esotericism.
- neoterism
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noun,
an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
- sternites
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- endorsees
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noun,
a person to whom a negotiable document is endorsed.
- semitones
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noun,
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- emersions
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noun,
Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit.
Compare immersion (def 5).
- entoderms
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noun,
endoderm.
- meteorite
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noun,
a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- entremets
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noun,
a dish or dishes served at dinner between the principal courses or with the roast or other main course; side dish.
- sternmost
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adjective,
farthest aft.
- deemsters
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noun,
a judge of the Isle of Man.
- interests
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- determine
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verb (used with object),
to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
- modistes
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noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- emersion
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noun,
Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit.
Compare immersion (def 5).
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- isostere
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- tiresome
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adjective,
causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome:
- distorts
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verb (used with object),
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed:
- semester
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noun,
(in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
- entoderm
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noun,
endoderm.
- emetines
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noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- emitters
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- semitone
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noun,
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- essonite
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noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
- St-Denis
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noun,
Ruth, 1880?–1968, U.S. dancer.
- dinettes
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noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- moistens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- dimeters
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noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- endorsee
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noun,
a person to whom a negotiable document is endorsed.
- endorses
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noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- torments
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noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- remittee
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noun,
a person or company to which a remittance is made.
- diesters
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noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- mordents
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noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- Menderes
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noun,
Adnan [ahd-nahn] /ˈɑd nɑn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1961, Turkish political leader: premier 1950–60.
- resident
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noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- metrists
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noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- eremites
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- seedtime
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noun,
the season for sowing seed.
- teosinte
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- Messidor
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noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the tenth month of the year, extending from June 19 to July 18.
- sediment
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noun,
the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- termites
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noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- stentors
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- dosseret
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noun,
a supplementary capital or thickened abacus, as in Byzantine architecture.
- detentes
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noun,
a relaxing of tension, especially between nations, as by negotiations or agreements.
- seedsmen
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noun,
a sower of seed.
- Rossetti
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noun,
Christina Georgina, 1830–94, English poet.
- stenosed
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adjective,
characterized by stenosis; abnormally narrowed.
- mind-set
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noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- dormient
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adjective,
sleeping; dormant.
- Dniester
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noun,
a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- rosettes
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noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- minsters
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- editress
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noun,
a woman employed in the work of editing.
- rimstone
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noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- strident
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adjective,
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:
- domineer
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verb (used with or without object),
to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- sentries
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noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- tetrodes
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noun,
a vacuum tube containing four electrodes, usually a plate, two grids, and a cathode.
- eserines
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noun,
physostigmine.
- Timorese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Timor.
- steroids
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noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- remedies
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noun,
something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
- estrones
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- trendies
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noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- trisomes
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- Redstone
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noun,
a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- Somerset
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noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- deemster
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noun,
a judge of the Isle of Man.
- demesnes
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noun,
possession of land as one's own:
- M-series
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noun,
See under M-line.
- mortises
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- dementis
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- demerits
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noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- demetons
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noun,
either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
- inserted
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- noisette
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noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- destines
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verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- oersteds
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic pole of unit strength when undergoing a force of one dyne in a vacuum. Abbreviation: Oe.
- indorses
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- intorted
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adjective,
twisted inwardly about an axis or fixed point; curled; wound:
- tridents
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noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- dements
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verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- mestees
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noun,
mustee.
- metiers
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- seemers
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noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- Trieste
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noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- tenders
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noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- 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.
- dementi
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- Nemesis
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noun,
something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.:
- Tenedos
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noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- demerit
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noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- demesne
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noun,
possession of land as one's own:
- tensors
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- dossier
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noun,
a collection or file of documents on the same subject, especially a complete file containing detailed information about a person or topic.
- detente
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noun,
a relaxing of tension, especially between nations, as by negotiations or agreements.
- minders
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- trident
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noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- demises
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noun,
death or decease.
- Stentor
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- serenes
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noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- oersted
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic pole of unit strength when undergoing a force of one dyne in a vacuum. Abbreviation: Oe.
- termite
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noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- metisse
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noun,
a woman of mixed ancestry.
- seeders
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noun,
a person or thing that seeds.
- teredos
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noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- stereo-
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- demeton
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noun,
either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
- Demeter
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noun,
the ancient Greek chthonian goddess of agriculture and the protector of marriage and the social order, identified by the Romans with Ceres. She presided over the Eleusinian mysteries.
- eremite
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- tenters
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- metrist
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noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- Nereids
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Edomite
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noun,
a descendant of Esau or Edom. Num. 20:14–21.
- eonisms
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Stimson
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noun,
Henry L(ewis) 1867–1950, U.S. statesman: secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45; secretary of state 1929–33.
- sterno-
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- 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.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- emitter
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- semites
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noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- Menotti
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noun,
Gian Carlo [jahn kahr-loh;; Italian jahn kahr-law] /dʒɑn ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian dʒɑn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- entero-
-
- Meissen
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noun,
a city in E central Germany, on the Elbe River: famous for fine porcelain.
- nestors
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- endmost
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adjective,
farthest; most distant; last:
- menders
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noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- endorse
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noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- 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.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- enemies
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noun,
a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
- Stetson
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- steroid
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noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- indorse
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- emetine
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noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- Messier
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noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1730–1817, French astronomer.
- streets
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noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- teeters
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noun,
a seesaw motion; wobble.
- Messene
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noun,
an ancient city in the SW Peloponnesus; capital of ancient Messenia.
- dormins
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noun,
abscisic acid.
- teeners
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noun,
a teenager.
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- triodes
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noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- strides
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noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- seismo-
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- entrees
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noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- storied
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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.
- smitten
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verb,
a past participle of smite.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- 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.
- Meriden
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noun,
a city in central Connecticut.
- emeries
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noun,
a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.
- emersed
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adjective,
risen or standing out of water, surrounding leaves, etc.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- Emerson
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noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- reminds
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Minette
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noun,
a syenitic lamprophyre composed chiefly of orthoclase and biotite.
- resends
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verb (used with object),
to send again.
- 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.
- dineros
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- dinette
-
noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- reedmen
-
noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- mostest
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adjective, noun,
most.
- modiste
-
noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- dereism
-
noun,
autism.
- settees
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noun,
a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.
- moderns
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noun,
a person of modern times.
- remotes
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- Sienese
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Siena.
- redness
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noun,
the quality or state of being red.
- moderne
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adjective,
pretentiously modern; striving to appear modern but lacking style or conviction.
- dissent
-
noun,
difference of sentiment or opinion.
- dentist
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noun,
a person whose profession is dentistry.
- dissert
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verb (used without object),
to discourse on a subject.
- distort
-
verb (used with object),
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed:
- redeems
-
verb (used with object),
to buy or pay off; clear by payment:
- isomers
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- tonemes
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- sidemen
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- senders
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noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- dessert
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noun,
cake, pie, fruit, pudding, ice cream, etc., served as the final course of a meal.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- detents
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noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- remises
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verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- moreens
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- detests
-
verb (used with object),
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
- destine
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- Detroit
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
- Siemens
-
noun,
Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho) Abbreviation: S.
- mordent
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noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- esteems
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noun,
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
- sidero-
-
- diester
-
noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- desires
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- mortise
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- torment
-
noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- monster
-
noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- deserts
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noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- dimeter
-
noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- deseret
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noun,
a territory established by the Mormons in 1849 as a proposed state of the Union: was refused admission to the Union by Congress and incorporated in the newly organized Territory of Utah 1850.
- resents
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- distent
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adjective,
distended.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- misdoes
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- sinters
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- dominee
-
noun,
dominie (def 2).
- deniers
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- Orestes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- domines
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- testons
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- oreides
-
noun,
oroide.
- retenes
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- stemson
-
noun,
a curved timber in a wooden bow, scarfed at its lower end to the keelson.
- rodents
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- testers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- soirees
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- tressed
-
adjective,
(of the hair) arranged or formed into tresses; braided; plaited.
- erodent
-
adjective,
eroding; erosive:
- testees
-
noun,
a person who is tested, as by a scholastic examination.
- Rosette
-
noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- demotes
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
- tetrode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing four electrodes, usually a plate, two grids, and a cathode.
- nimrods
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- missend
-
verb (used with object),
to send or forward, especially mail, to a wrong place or person.
- tinders
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- denotes
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- eserine
-
noun,
physostigmine.
- misters
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- mitered
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- somites
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- Medit.
-
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- settee
-
noun,
a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- intro.
-
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- sestet
-
noun,
Prosody. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.
Compare octave (def 4a).
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- instr.
-
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- inter.
-
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- motets
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- mottes
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- redeem
-
verb (used with object),
to buy or pay off; clear by payment:
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Nimrod
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nitro-
-
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- nested
-
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.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- Odette
-
noun,
a female given name.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- mender
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- seemer
-
noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- mestee
-
noun,
mustee.
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- mesons
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- semens
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- merdes
-
noun,
excrement.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- menses
-
noun,
the periodic flow of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus; menstrual flow.
- sendee
-
noun,
the person to whom something is sent.
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- metro-
-
- Mettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Matilda or Martha.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Seeder
-
noun,
a person or thing that seeds.
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- midsts
-
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- seders
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- dormin
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- dormie
-
adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- testes
-
noun,
plural of testis.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Domett
-
noun,
Alfred, 1811–87, British government official and poet: prime minister of New Zealand 1862.
- tiered
-
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.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- dittos
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- distr.
-
- dismes
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- Tissot
-
noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- Teeter
-
noun,
a seesaw motion; wobble.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- dorsi-
-
- tented
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- teredo
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- terete
-
adjective,
slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section.
- Dottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- dosser
-
noun,
a basket for carrying objects on the back; pannier.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- dement
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- demote
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demise
-
noun,
death or decease.
- demies
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- denom.
-
- deists
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- deisms
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- Deimos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- deesis
-
noun,
a representation in Byzantine art of Christ enthroned and flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, often found on an iconostasis.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- 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.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- 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.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- detest
-
verb (used with object),
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- detent
-
noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- desist
-
verb (used without object),
to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- totems
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- dermo-
-
- dermis
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- denti-
-
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- testee
-
noun,
a person who is tested, as by a scholastic examination.
- storms
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- steno-
-
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- steres
-
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- enter-
-
- steeds
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- sotted
-
adjective,
drunken; besotted.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Somers
-
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- somni-
-
- sondes
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- eterne
-
adjective,
eternal.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- esteem
-
noun,
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Essene
-
noun,
a member of a Palestinian sect, characterized by asceticism, celibacy, and joint holding of property, that flourished from the 2nd century b.c. to the 2nd century a.d.
- emesis
-
noun,
vomitus.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stints
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- emeers
-
noun,
emir.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- emends
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- oste-
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- 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.
- Sino-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- 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.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- sords
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- toti-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- semi-
-
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- 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.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- 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.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- ordn.
-
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- omni-
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- stome
-
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- ster.
-
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- 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.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- 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.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- sends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- seeds
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- 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.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- sito-
-
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- seti-
-
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- 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.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- reni-
-
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- seems
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- term.
-
- 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.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- retd.
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- teno-
-
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- sero-
-
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- doses
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- Mont.
-
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- dress
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- dist.
-
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metr-
-
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- ento-
-
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- endo-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- dross
-
noun,
waste matter; refuse.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- 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.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Miss.
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- 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.
- miso-
-
- ideo-
-
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- inst.
-
- demi-
-
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- meno-
-
- dent.
-
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- intr.
-
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- demo-
-
- derm-
-
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- MSEnt
-
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- mero-
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- 30-30
-
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Indo-
-
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- 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.
- Deere
-
noun,
John, 1804–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of farm implements.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- 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.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Ens.
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- iso-
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Ire.
-
- ISSN
-
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- 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 = .
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- IndE
-
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- Soni
-
- IEEE
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- ette
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Ind.
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- est.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 1080
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- iod-
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- 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.
- int.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Esd.
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ESIS
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Ste.
-
- eso-
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ins.
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- dim.
-
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Dino
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- TODS
-
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- dis-
-
- Dem.
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tron
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Dom.
-
- trit
-
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- trid
-
- tri-
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Den.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- der.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Tit.
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- ter.
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- ten.
-
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TDRS
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- str.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- end-
-
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- 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.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tion
-
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- DMSO
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- 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.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Doss
-
noun,
a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rom.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- MSEE
-
- osis
-
- OSRD
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- MSIE
-
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- midn
-
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- std.
-
- 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.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Ont.
-
- MSTS
-
- ord.
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- min.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- mod.
-
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- 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.
- 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.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Mid.
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- men-
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- MDES
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- mdnt
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- not-
-
- Nor.
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- mdse
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- nos-
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Sem.
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- ment
-
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- 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).
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nom.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- med.
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- neem
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- 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.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- met.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Rd.
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- OTS
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Re.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Doi
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- TID
-
- DSM
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- TSS
-
- 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.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- 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:
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tro
-
- do.
-
- DSO
-
- RDS
-
- NMI
-
- de-
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- NMR
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- DNR
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- 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.
- Om.
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- NDE
-
- OSD
-
- ne-
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- OIt
-
- OED
-
- OIr
-
- oid
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- di.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- tr.
-
- OEM
-
- DET
-
- 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.
- nr.
-
- DMT
-
- ose
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ote
-
- NES
-
- DMS
-
- ot-
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MSD
-
- OSS
-
- ODT
-
- MSE
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- TMO
-
- TNT
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- mtn
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SDR
-
- SDS
-
- se-
-
- SED
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- SDI
-
- mi.
-
- ETO
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- id.
-
- io-
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ide
-
- SSM
-
- sd.
-
- So.
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- MOR
-
- SSR
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- ESR
-
- SSE
-
- SSD
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- SRO
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RTS
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- IRO
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- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Me.
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- ISR
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- Md.
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- ist
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- ite
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Ir.
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- MDT
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- Ido
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noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- IDS
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noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
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- in.
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- SMS
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- ine
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- SMD
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- Meo
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noun,
Miao (def 1).
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IOT
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- sis
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noun,
sister.
- ion
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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 = .
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SER
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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).
- ior
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- Ios
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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.
- ese
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- TTS
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- ERT
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- RID
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- eme
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noun,
friend.
- EOM
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- eir
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- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- DSR
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- DSS
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- DST
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- rte
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- Ted
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noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tee
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noun,
the letter T or t.
- EEO
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- rnd
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- MNS
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- EEE
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- EDT
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- EDS
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noun,
education:
- EDO
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EdM
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abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- eo-
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- MIT
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- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- MNE
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- SES
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ed.
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- EIS
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- Moe
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noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- EOE
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- rt.
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- Dr.
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- DRE
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- RSS
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- RSE
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- Rs.
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- MIE
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- ERE
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preposition, conjunction,
before.
- MOI
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- Rod
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noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ETD
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- en-
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- EMR
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- ROI
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- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- STI
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- ene
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- STM
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- EMT
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- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- TT
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- NM
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- EI
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- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- M.
-
- D.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ee
-
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- t.
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- S.
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- SM
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- N.
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- TN
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- NI
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- TM
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- RO
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- DM
-
- i.
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- TD
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- MN
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- O.
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- T1
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- DN
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- SN
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- R.
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- RI
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- RN
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ND
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