Anagrams of deterioration
Word deterioration has
892 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of deterioration.
- irredenta
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noun,
a region that is under the political jurisdiction of one nation but is related to another by reason of cultural, historical, and ethnic ties.
- denitrate
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verb (used with object),
Chemistry. to free from nitric acid or nitrates; remove oxides of nitrogen from.
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- detonator
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noun,
a device, as a percussion cap, used to make another substance explode.
- orientate
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- reiterant
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adjective,
reiterating or repeating, especially to an intensified degree:
- detrition
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noun,
the act of wearing away by rubbing.
- retortion
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noun,
the act of turning or bending back.
- irritated
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adjective,
angered, provoked, or annoyed.
- radioiron
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noun,
the radioactive isotope of iron, with atomic weight 59 and a half-life of 46 days: used chiefly as a tracer in biochemistry.
- tradition
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noun,
the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice:
- tree-toad
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noun,
tree frog.
- trinitro-
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- itinerate
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verb (used without object),
to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- irritate
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verb (used with object),
to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- ideation
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- detonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause (something explosive) to explode.
- dotation
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noun,
an endowment.
- re-treat
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verb (used with or without object),
to treat again.
- re-tread
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verb (used with or without object),
to tread again.
- antidote
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noun,
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- retirant
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noun,
retiree.
- retinoid
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- retinite
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noun,
any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.
- arterio-
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- irritant
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noun,
anything that irritates.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- rear-end
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noun,
the hindmost part of something.
- traditor
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noun,
an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- Tandoori
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noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- intorted
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adjective,
twisted inwardly about an axis or fixed point; curled; wound:
- toreador
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noun,
a bullfighter; torero.
- Interior
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noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- iodinate
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- reorient
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- teratoid
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adjective,
resembling a monster.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- tortoni
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- nitride
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noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- dentate
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adjective,
having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.
- redroot
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noun,
a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a root that is red in color.
- Torreon
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noun,
a city in N Mexico.
- nitrite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- rentier
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- torrent
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noun,
a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- tornado
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noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- 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.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- ridotto
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noun,
a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- rotator
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noun,
a person or thing that rotates.
- tandoor
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noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- Ettarre
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noun,
the vain and heartless lady beloved by Sir Pelleas.
- inedita
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plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- erodent
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adjective,
eroding; erosive:
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- entero-
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- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- edition
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noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- dinette
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noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- terrane
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- tetrode
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noun,
a vacuum tube containing four electrodes, usually a plate, two grids, and a cathode.
- retreat
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noun,
the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- retread
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noun,
a tire that has been retreaded.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- retired
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- diorite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- odonate
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noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- Detroit
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
- arteri-
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- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- tranter
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noun,
a peddler, hawker, or carrier using a horse and cart.
- Otranto
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noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- trident
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noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- Airdrie
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noun,
a city in central Scotland, near Glasgow.
- odorant
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noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- traitor
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noun,
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- antero-
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- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- orarion
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noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- aneroid
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- Rainier
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Dorati
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noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- intro.
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- triode
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noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- intra-
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- enroot
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- ordain
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- tiered
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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.
- Doreen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Dorian
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noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- tetrad
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noun,
a group of four.
- tetra-
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- dorter
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noun,
a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
- Triton
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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.
- Trento
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noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- tentie
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adjective,
tenty.
- Ritter
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noun,
a knight.
- rident
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- donate
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- tinder
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- retro-
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- orator
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noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- tineid
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noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- tender
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noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- doater
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noun,
doter.
- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- endear
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- tirade
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Nereid
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- raider
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noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- iodine
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noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Dottie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- adren-
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- terat-
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- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- adroit
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adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- ironer
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- tented
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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.
- teredo
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noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- Orinda
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noun,
a town in W California.
- rodent
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noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- adreno
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- intoed
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adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- irido-
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- adeno-
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- oroide
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noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- tenter
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- Aeneid
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noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- orenda
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noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- enter-
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- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- rooter
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- inroad
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- editor
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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:
- rooted
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noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- terret
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noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- adorno
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noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- aeron.
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- oreide
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noun,
oroide.
- retort
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noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- adient
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adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- inter.
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- roadeo
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noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- roadie
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noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- Edirne
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noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- andro-
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- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- eroto-
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- darter
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noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- rotter
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noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Renoir
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- darner
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noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- Darren
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noun,
a male given name.
- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- render
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noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- torero
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noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- renter
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noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Reader
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noun,
a person who reads.
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- denier
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noun,
a person who denies.
- toroid
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noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- Renard
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noun,
Reynard.
- denote
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verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- arride
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verb (used with object),
to be agreeable or pleasing to.
- trader
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noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- ideate
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noun,
ideatum.
- Odette
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noun,
a female given name.
- Odetta
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noun,
(Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- attend
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verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Danite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- radio-
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- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Reiner
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noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- torrid
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adjective,
subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area:
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- iatro-
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- Arendt
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noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- reread
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noun,
the act of reading something again.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- iodate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- errand
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noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Titian
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- dinero
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Radnor
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noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
- nitro-
-
- indoor
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adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- ratter
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- indite
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verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Oneida
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- denti-
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- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- ardent
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adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- retard
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noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- detent
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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.
- radon
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noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Ranee
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Orton
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noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- idiot
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noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- intr.
-
- ottar
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- indie
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noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- Otter
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noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- indri
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noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- init.
-
- Indre
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noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
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noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- rooti
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noun,
rooty2 .
- India
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noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Indo-
-
- Indio
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noun,
a town in S California.
- nadir
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noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- iodo-
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- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitid
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adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- nitr-
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- onto-
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- Nitti
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noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- idion
-
- retd.
-
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noto-
-
- oidea
-
- reni-
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- irid-
-
- 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.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ordn.
-
- ition
-
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- idio-
-
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- tonia
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- tono-
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- atto-
-
- toti-
-
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- dent.
-
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- ideo-
-
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- aero-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- aden-
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- areo-
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- anti-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- ante-
-
- 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.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- edit.
-
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- terr.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- tera-
-
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- erron
-
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- endo-
-
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- 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).
- teno-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- ento-
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- rad.
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- 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.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- trid
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tron
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- tRNA
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- trit
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tri-
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- ten.
-
- tion
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Tit.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rida
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- RIIA
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- RONA
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- 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.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- 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.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- 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.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- ter.
-
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 1080
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Dino
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- aet.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ano-
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- neo-
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Din.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ette
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- IndE
-
- inae
-
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- INRI
-
- idae
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Aire
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- 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.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Ire.
-
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- int.
-
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Ind.
-
- iod-
-
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- NIRA
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ant.
-
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- ord.
-
- attn
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Ont.
-
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- oro-
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- oto-
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- arr.
-
- EDTA
-
- art.
-
- end-
-
- att.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- ator
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- dat.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- der.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nor.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- 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).
- 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.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- AInd
-
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- aer-
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ea.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- ed.
-
- ead
-
- EDT
-
- ETD
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ean
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ERT
-
- DRE
-
- DAR
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DAE
-
- DET
-
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- aor
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- di.
-
- Dr.
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TIA
-
- TID
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- 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.
- Doi
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- TNT
-
- 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.
- EEO
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- eir
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAO
-
- ad-
-
- OED
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Tro
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ODT
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- an.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIA
-
- 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:
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- OEO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Rd.
-
- ote
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- OOT
-
- oid
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- RDA
-
- REA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- 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.
- en-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ETR
-
- rte
-
- ae.
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ard
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- id.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ETO
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Re.
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- NAD
-
- rt.
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IRO
-
- Ar.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- RNR
-
- ROA
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ide
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Ir.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- ROI
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AO
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- D.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- R.
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- O.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NI
-
- ND
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- RO
-
- t.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- TD
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DT
-
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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- DN
-
- TN
-
- TT
-