Anagrams of detractions

Word detractions has 2039 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of detractions.

10 letter words you can make with detractions

anecdotist: noun, a collector or teller of anecdotes.
detraction: noun, the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.

9 letter words you can make with detractions

centroids: noun, Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero. Compare center of mass.
road-test: noun, a check of an automobile's performance in actual operation on the road.
ordinates: noun, Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
tractions: noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
Doncaster: noun, a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
carnotite: noun, a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
dicentras: noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
creations: noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
catenoids: noun, the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
cast-iron: noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
tetracids: noun, a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
interacts: verb (used without object), to act one upon another.
certosina: noun, a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
stationer: noun, a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
cornetist: noun, a musician who plays the cornet.
taconites: noun, a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.

8 letter words you can make with detractions

redcoats: noun, (especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
tenorist: noun, a person who sings tenor.
dictates: noun, an authoritative order or command.
dictator: noun, a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
contrate: adjective, (of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
centroid: noun, Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero. Compare center of mass.
die-cast: adjective, formed by die casting.
traction: noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
tentoria: noun, Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
trade-in: noun, goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
centrist: noun, (especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
cordites: noun, a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
reaction: noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
asteroid: noun, Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
transect: verb (used with object), to cut across; dissect transversely.
distance: noun, the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
Dicentra: noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
ancestor: noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
detrains: verb (used without object), to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
senorita: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
contrite: adjective, caused by or showing sincere remorse.
contrast: noun, the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
scenario: noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
Creation: noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
antidote: noun, a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
tetracid: noun, a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
consider: verb (used with object), to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
cristate: adjective, having a crest; crested.
sedation: noun, the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
sardonic: adjective, characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
tactions: noun, touch; contact.
ceratoid: adjective, hornlike; horny.
tertians: noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
citterns: noun, an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
aneroids: noun, aneroid barometer.
Rodentia: noun, the order comprising the rodents.
citrates: noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
ricottas: noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
cisterna: noun, cistern (def 2).
tonetics: noun, the phonetic study of tone in language.
deration: verb (used with object), to discontinue the rationing of (something).
teratoid: adjective, resembling a monster.
detracts: verb (used with object), to draw away or divert; distract:
astonied: adjective, dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
diocesan: noun, one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
distract: adjective, Obsolete. distracted.
endocast: noun, endocranial cast.
intrados: noun, the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
tritones: noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
striated: adjective, marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.
notaries: noun, notary public.
stonecat: noun, a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
Endicott: noun, John, Endecott, John.
tridents: noun, a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
endosarc: noun, the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
carotids: noun, Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
nitrates: noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
aconites: noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
catenoid: noun, the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
cantoris: adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
strained: noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
straiten: verb (used with object), to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
canotier: noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
idocrase: noun, vesuvianite.
intreats: verb (used with or without object), entreat.
intorted: adjective, twisted inwardly about an axis or fixed point; curled; wound:
interact: verb (used without object), to act one upon another.
Taconite: noun, a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
strontia: noun, Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
D-notice: noun, a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
doctrine: noun, a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
strident: adjective, making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:
ordinate: noun, Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
canister: noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
carotins: noun, carotene.
Donatist: noun, a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
oscitant: adjective, yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.

7 letter words you can make with detractions

section: noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
striate: adjective, striated.
coarsen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
sidero-
cordate: adjective, heart-shaped:
constr.
coaster: noun, a person or thing that coasts.
side-on: adverb, with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
conster: verb (used with or without object), construe.
sidecar: noun, a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
contest: noun, a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
coedits: verb (used with object), to edit jointly with another.
inroads: noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
strato-
candors: noun, the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
senator: noun, a member of a senate.
Candiot: noun, a Cretan.
contra-
candies: noun, any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
candier
contras: noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
cistron: noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
strati-
carnose: adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
stearic: adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
cations: noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
station: noun, a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
Statice: noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
catties: noun, (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
centri-
stearin: noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
stearo-
steato-
centro-
Stentor: noun, (in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
carotin: noun, carotene.
carotid: noun, Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
carnies: noun, a person employed by a carnival.
cittern: noun, an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
carnets: noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
sterno-
cerato-
steroid: 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.
certain: Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
soredia: noun, a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
cestoid: noun, cestode.
cardio-
Sno-Cat
cistern: noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
storied: noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
citrate: noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
canters: noun, an easy gallop.
citrons: noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
cordite: noun, a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
sainted: noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Scottie: noun, Scottish terrier.
radices: noun, a plural of radix.
Oceanid: noun, any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
octanes: noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
octants: noun, the eighth part of a circle.
oneidas: noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
orceins: noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
ordains: verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
orients: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
drastic: adjective, acting with force or violence; violent.
donates: verb (used with object), to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
randies: noun, Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
notates: verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
docents: noun, privatdocent.
ratines: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
rations: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
distort: verb (used with object), to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed:
distent: adjective, distended.
distant: adjective, far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
disrate: verb (used with object), to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
discern: verb (used with object), to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
discant: noun, Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
notices: noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
norites: noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
rattons: noun, a rat.
Estonia: noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
Insecta: noun, the class comprising the insects.
indorse: verb (used with object), endorse.
instate: verb (used with object), to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
instead: Idioms, instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
intreat: verb (used with or without object), entreat.
iodates: noun, Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
Isadore: noun, a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
narcose: adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
natters: noun, a conversation; chat.
Nordica: noun, Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
nectars: noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
erotics: noun, an erotic poem.
erotica: noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
Nicetas: noun, Saint Ignatius (def 2).
Nidaros: noun, former name of Trondheim.
Ericson: noun, Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
erasion: noun, the act of erasing.
nitrate: noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
noetics: noun, the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
ratites: noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
directs: adverb, in a direct manner; directly; straight:
corneas: noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
credits: noun, commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
sadiron: noun, Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
dacoits: noun, (in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
ctenoid: adjective, comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
sarcode: noun, protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
sarcoid: noun, a growth resembling a sarcoma.
sardine: noun, the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
cronies: noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
crinose: adjective, hairy.
cretins: noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
cratons: noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
rotates: adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
cranio-
scatter: noun, the act of scattering.
cotters: noun, a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
costate: adjective, Anatomy. having ribs.
costard: noun, a large English variety of apple.
Costain: noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
satinet: noun, a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
cortina: noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
cornets: noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
dancers: noun, a person who dances.
Rostand: noun, Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
recants: verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
destain: verb (used with object), to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
dineros: noun, a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
redacts: verb (used with object), to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
redcoat: noun, (especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
dictate: noun, an authoritative order or command.
diaster: noun, the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
Detroit: noun, a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
detrain: verb (used without object), to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
detract: verb (used with object), to draw away or divert; distract:
detains: verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
descant: noun, Music. a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it. (in part music) the soprano. a song or melody.
Rosetta: noun, a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
rescind: verb (used with object), to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
deontic: adjective, of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
dentist: noun, a person whose profession is dentistry.
retains: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
retsina: noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
ricotta: noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
decants: verb (used with object), to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
rodents: noun, a rodent mammal.
Roscian: adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
taction: noun, touch; contact.
iterant: adjective, characterized by repetition; repeating.
treason: noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
torsade: noun, a twisted cord.
attends: verb (used with object), to be present at:
trisect: verb (used with object), to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
artiste: noun, an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
atonies: noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
Aretino: noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
atonics: noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
toadies: noun, an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
acetoin: noun, a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
tertian: noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
triodes: noun, a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
tetrads: noun, a group of four.
aconite: noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
toaster: noun, an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
Tristan: noun, a male given name, form of Tristram.
aristo-
arseno-
Torenia: noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
tartine: noun, a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
trident: noun, a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
tricots: noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
tonetic: noun, the phonetic study of tone in language.
aneroid: noun, aneroid barometer.
astroid: noun, a hypocycloid with four cusps.
actino-
tetanic: adjective, Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
astride: preposition, with a leg on each side of; straddling:
attires: noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
acetins: noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
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.
attorns: verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
tirades: noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
tinters: noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
Transit: noun, the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
Tancred: noun, 1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
tritons: noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
tritone: noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
Anteros: noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
antero-
astrict: verb (used with object), to bind fast; constrain.
tanrecs: noun, tenrec.

6 letter words you can make with detractions

trades: noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
ration: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
treads: noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
detain: verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
adreno
adren-
distr.
Derain: noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
adorns: verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
Reston: noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
denti-
adroit: adjective, expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
retain: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
toners: noun, a person or thing that tones.
retina: noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
adores: verb (used with object), to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
reason: noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
Andres: 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.
trains: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
decors: noun, style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
ratine: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Andric: noun, Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
Tories: noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
ratite: noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
dinero: noun, a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
transe: noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
trance: noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
rident: adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
diners: noun, a person who dines.
recti-
ratton: noun, a rat.
dinars: noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
rectos
trans.
direct: adverb, in a direct manner; directly; straight:
recons: noun, reconnaissance.
disco-
redact: verb (used with object), to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
redans: noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
recast: noun, a recasting.
traces: noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
dicots: noun, a dicotyledon.
re-act: verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
aeron.
dicast: noun, (in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
recant: verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
tortes: noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
inroad: noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
andro-
Crista: noun, a crest or ridge.
Sandor: noun, a male given name.
Sandro: noun, a male given name.
santir: noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
cteno-
sarco-
C-star: noun, carbon star.
anodic: adjective, pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
titers: noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
titans: noun, Classical Mythology. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus. Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
crones: noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Sarton: noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
satire: noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
Sander: noun, a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
satori: noun, sudden enlightenment.
tisane: noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
cretin: noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
Cretan: noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
credos: noun, (often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
credit: noun, commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
craton: noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
crates: noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
scato-
antres: noun, a cavern; cave.
tirade: noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
Sandie: noun, a male given name, form of Sandro.
titres: noun, titer.
decant: verb (used with object), to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
cadent: adjective, having cadence.
decani: adjective, of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
roadie: noun, a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
Andros: noun, Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
Deacon: noun, (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
rodent: noun, a rodent mammal.
toe-in: noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
rosace: noun, rosette (def 3).
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.
Rosina: noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
dittos: noun, the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
Tocsin: noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
darics: noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
dacoit: noun, (in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
rotate: adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
rotten: adjective, decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
Danite: noun, a member of the tribe of Dan.
danios: noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
rottes: noun, rote2 .
sacred: adjective, devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
sacro-
dances: noun, a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
dancer: noun, a person who dances.
Dairen: noun, former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
Dacron
aniso-
Rosita: noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
radios: noun, wireless telegraphy or telephony:
Dnestr: noun, Russian name of Dniester.
niters: noun, potassium nitrate.
acetin: noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
natter: noun, a conversation; chat.
necro-
escort: noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
nectar: noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
aceto-
Nestor: noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
triose: noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
erotic: noun, an erotic poem.
nicads: noun, nickel-cadmium battery.
triode: noun, a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
ericas: noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
trines: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
nastic: adjective, of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
nitres: noun, niter.
nitro-
nocti-
noctis: adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
Noetic: adjective, of or relating to the mind.
Enrico: noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
triens: noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
Nordic: noun, a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
enacts: verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
norias: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
norite: noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
tricot: noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
trices: noun, a very short time; an instant:
Estrin: noun, estrone.
narcos: noun, narc.
actin-
intoed: adjective, having inwardly turned toes.
insect: noun, any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
insert: noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
Indore: noun, a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
instar: noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
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.
instr.
incest: noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
incase: verb (used with object), encase.
intact: adjective, not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
inter.
tronas: noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
inters: verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
intra-
narco-
Triton: noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
intro.
intros: noun, an introduction.
iodate: noun, Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
irades: noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
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.
iatro-
triste: adjective, sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
isotac: noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
nacred: adjective, lined with or resembling nacre.
nacres: noun, mother-of-pearl.
nadirs: noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
Naoise: noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
notate: verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
notice: noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
doater: noun, doter.
racons: noun, radar beacon.
dorsi-
Dorset: noun, 1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
Ostend: noun, a seaport in NW Belgium.
dories: noun, a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
Dorian: 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).
ottars: noun, attar (def 1).
Dorcas: noun, a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
Dorati: noun, Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
Racine: noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
donsie: adjective, Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
racist: noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
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.
adient: adjective, tending to move toward a stimulus.
oscine: noun, an oscine bird.
trends: noun, the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
donate: verb (used with object), to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
treats: noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
radio-
cottas: noun, a surplice.
radons: 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.
Raetic: noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
raised: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
rancid: adjective, having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
Adonic: noun, Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
Adonis: noun, Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
docent: noun, privatdocent.
ranids: noun, frog1 (def 2).
Osetic: adjective, noun, Ossetic.
Dottie: noun, a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
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:
triads: noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
Edison: noun, Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
oaters: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
actins: noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
octads: noun, a group or series of eight.
octane: noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
action: noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
Octans: noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
octant: noun, the eighth part of a circle.
Easton: noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
octets: noun, a company of eight singers or musicians.
Odetta: noun, (Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
Oneida: noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
onside: adjective, adverb, not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
ornate: adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
orates: verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
orcein: noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
ordain: verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
triacs: noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
droits: noun, a legal right or claim.
driest: noun, a prohibitionist.
oreads: noun, Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
orenda: 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.
Orient: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
Trento: noun, Italian name of Trent.
Orinda: noun, a town in W California.
adeno-
drains: noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
Cotter: noun, a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
Darien: noun, Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
casern: noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
stoned: noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
sortie: noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
taters: noun, potato.
coders: noun, a person or device that translates information into a code.
stoner: noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
cardi-
Cardin: noun, Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
set-in: adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
cation: noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
atonic: noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
caters: verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
set-to: noun, a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
coatis: noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
sorted: noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
terais: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
stator: noun, Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine. Compare rotor (def 1).
Cantos: noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
coedit: verb (used with object), to edit jointly with another.
terat-
Strait: noun, Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
sector: noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
aroids: noun, any plant of the arum family.
Conrad: noun, Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
Strand: noun, the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
conies: noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
cerias: noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
casein: noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
attend: verb (used with object), to be present at:
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.
Canter: noun, an easy gallop.
Sendai: noun, a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
sotted: adjective, drunken; besotted.
Senior: noun, a person who is older than another.
Senora: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
Strain: noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Cantor: noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
carets: noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Coates: noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
attire: noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
sinter: noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
astro-
artist: noun, a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
Citron: noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
Artois: noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
Carson: noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
astron
Sitter: noun, a person who sits.
casino: noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
tarso-
cartes: noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
carton: noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
ascend: verb (used with object), to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
steno-
ascent: noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
sitten: verb, past participle of sit1 .
Sirena: noun, a female given name.
cinder: noun, a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
steric: adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
coated: noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
Castor: noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
caries: noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
arsen-
arsine: noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
atones: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
taster: noun, a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
Sondra: noun, a female given name.
Castro: noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
arsino: adjective, containing the arsino group.
C-note: noun, See C (def 11).
carnet: noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
coarse: adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
Astrid: noun, a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
Carnot: noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
tarots: noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
Caster: noun, a person or thing that casts.
ciders: noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
tetra-
aroint: verb (imperative), begone:
tetrad: noun, a group of four.
CORNET: noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
centr-
static: noun, Electricity. static or atmospheric electricity. interference due to such electricity.
COSINE: noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse. the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
tenias: noun, taenia.
tanist: noun, the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
corita: noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
strict: adjective, characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
centas: noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
Scotia: noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
cornea: noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
corned: noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
centi-
contd.
Cairns: noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
stride: noun, a striding manner or a striding gait.
cadets: noun, a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
strode: noun, a striding manner or a striding gait.
centra: noun, a plural of centrum.
scoria: noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
centos: noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
Cortes: noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
taints: noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
corset: noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
stated: noun, the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
cedarn: adjective, resembling or made of cedar.
stater: noun, any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
Scoter: noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
cadres: noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
ardent: adjective, having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
Strine: noun, Australian English.
cairds: noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
tainos: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Scotti: noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
Arendt: noun, Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
censor: noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
canids: noun, any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
aorist: noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
tensor: noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
contes: plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
contr.
tetras: noun, any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
ariose: adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
cerat-
caners: noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
astern: adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
tinct.
stacte: noun, one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
tanrec: noun, tenrec.
Coster: noun, costermonger.
second: noun, a second part.
COSTAR: noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
tincts: noun, tint; tinge; coloring.
scrota: noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
Cedars: noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
Catton: noun, (Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
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.
tineas: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
cordis: adjective, (in prescriptions) of the heart.
Candor: noun, the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
stance: noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
attorn: verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
secant: noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
tinter: noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.

5 letter words you can make with detractions

Oates: noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
oater: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
stare: noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
stane: noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
stat.
ocean: noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
oaten: adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
State: noun, the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
start: noun, a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
tater: noun, potato.
ocrea: noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
triac: noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
Orcas: noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
teats: noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
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.
orans: noun, orant.
ontic: adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
Triad: noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
tears
onset: noun, a beginning or start:
tecta: noun, a rooflike structure.
onces: noun, a single occasion; one time only:
octa-
oidea
trets: noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
ordn.
Odets: noun, Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
octet: noun, a company of eight singers or musicians.
trice: noun, a very short time; an instant:
oread: noun, Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
Stead: noun, the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
octan: noun, an octan fever.
octad: noun, a group or series of eight.
scena: noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
Niort: noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
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.
isnad: noun, the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
irade: noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
Iran.
irate: adjective, angry; enraged:
irone: noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Irons: noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
stria: noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
tanto: adverb, (of a musical direction) too much; so much.
trite: adjective, lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
iters: noun, a canal or passage.
nacre: noun, mother-of-pearl.
Nader: noun, Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
nadir: noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
Tarde: noun, Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
narcs: noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nards: noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
iotas: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Tanis: noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
naso-
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.
tacts: noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
tsadi: noun, sadhe.
Taino: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
inset: noun, something inserted; insert.
inst.
trots: noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
tacos: noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
tains: noun, a thin tin plate.
Troad: noun, The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
taint: noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
tacit: adjective, understood without being openly expressed; implied:
tacet: verb (imperative), be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
taces: noun, tasset.
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.
trois: noun, the number 3.
intr.
nares: plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
tardo: adjective, slow (used as a musical direction).
Stein: noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
tried: noun, an attempt or effort:
noct-
taros: noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
tarot: noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
tries: noun, plural of try.
noise: noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
NORAD: noun, a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
tarts: noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
nitre: noun, niter.
taste: noun, the act of tasting food or drink.
noria: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
ster.
Stent: noun, Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
Norse: noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
noted: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
notes: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
tarns: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
trine: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
nates: noun, buttocks; rump.
nicad: noun, nickel-cadmium battery.
tares: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
nears
store: noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
nerds: noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
nerts: interjection, nuts (def 1).
Stone: noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
Stoic: noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
Stoat: noun, the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
Stern: noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
trios: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
nides: noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
ornis: noun, an avifauna.
stint: noun, a period of time spent doing something:
Niter: noun, potassium nitrate.
nitr-
Tarne: noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
ornes: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
TREAT: noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
stand: noun, the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
Rodin: noun, (François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
serac: noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
rinse: noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
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.
senti: noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
roans: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
roast: noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
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.
toise: noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
ronde: noun, a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
serai: noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
Teton: noun, the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
roset: noun, resin; rosin.
Rosie: noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
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.
Sedan: noun, an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
rotas: noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
rotes: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
rotte: noun, rote2 .
rides: noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Seric
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.
testa: noun, the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
toric: adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
TORES: noun, a torus.
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.
torcs: noun, torque (def 4).
toran: noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
tonic: noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
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.
tonia
resit: noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
serin: noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
tones: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Seton: noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
seti-
retd.
sero-
toner: noun, a person or thing that tones.
riant: adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
rices: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
sect.
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.
torsi: noun, a plural of torso.
scat-
scorn: noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
Scand
score: noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
Scone: noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
scant: adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
scare: noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
scart: verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
scion: noun, a descendant.
TIROS: noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
satin: noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
tires: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tired: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Tiran: noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
scent: noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
tines: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
scatt: noun, scat5 .
tints: noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
scend: noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
Scot.
Satie: noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
toast: noun, sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
sanit
Sadie: noun, a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
Sadoc: noun, Zadok.
saice: noun, syce.
SEATO: noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
Saint: noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Saite: noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
Sande: noun, Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
scrod: noun, a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
Scott: noun, Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
tinea: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Santo: noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Saone: noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
titre: noun, titer.
sarc-
Titos: noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
titer: noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
sarod: noun, a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
Sarto: noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
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.
reni-
Oscan: noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
ranid: noun, frog1 (def 2).
Rains: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
raise: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
sotie: noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
Soter: noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
sceat: noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
rands: noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
tera-
Terai: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
ranis: noun, ranee.
radon: 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.
rants: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
sonic: adjective, of or relating to sound.
rason: noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
rates: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Sonia: noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
sonde: noun, a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
ratio: noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
SONAR: noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
raids: noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
Srta.
sodic: adjective, pertaining to or containing sodium:
tenia: noun, taenia.
OSCAR: noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
Trent: noun, Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
osier: noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
oste-
stair: noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
Ostia: noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
ottar: noun, attar (def 1).
tends: Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
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.
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.
races: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
teno-
tenor: noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
stain: noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
racon: noun, radar beacon.
staid: noun, the act of stopping or being stopped.
stade: noun, a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
trend: noun, the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
treas
Soane: noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
rends: verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
totes: noun, the act or course of toting.
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.
Siena: noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
trade: noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
Redan: noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
Sidra: noun, Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
Tract: noun, an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
Trace: noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
toti-
Tosca: noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
since: adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
redia: noun, a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
Sidon: noun, a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
Redon: noun, Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
redos: noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
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.
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.
Torte: noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
reist: verb (used without object), reest2 .
recta: noun, a plural of rectum.
Sino-
snort: noun, the act or sound of snorting.
trait: noun, a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
snore: noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
terna: noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
snide: adjective, derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
tread: noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
snead: noun, Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
snare: noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
ratos: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
sito-
sitar: noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
rect.
react: verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
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.
reads: noun, an act or instance of reading:
Siren: noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
train: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Terni: noun, a city in central Italy.
Recit
RECON: noun, reconnaissance.
Taine: noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
Costa: noun, a rib or riblike part.
darns: noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
Cedar: noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
drest: noun, an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
dries: noun, a plural of dry.
Cenis: noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
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.
droit: noun, a legal right or claim.
drone: noun, the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
cedis: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
Cates: noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
drats: interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
cater: verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
caste: noun, Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
carts: noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Carte: noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
carse: noun, bottom land.
carns: noun, cairn.
carne: noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
Carin: noun, a female given name.
cent.
Drain: noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
caret: noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
cesta: noun, a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
cider: noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
Ciano: noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
cetin: noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
DORAN: noun, an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
Doric: noun, a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
Cesti: noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
Doris: noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
dorse: noun, the back of a book or folded document.
dorts: noun, Dordrecht.
CENTO: noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
cert.
ceros: noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
cero-
dotes: noun, decay of wood.
ceria: noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
ceras: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
cents: noun, a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
Draco: noun, the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
Carie: noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
cares: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
cine-
atto-
ecto-
cadis: noun, qadi.
Cadet: noun, a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
Cades: noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
edict: noun, a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
Edina: noun, a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
edit.
edits: noun, an instance of or the work of editing:
ectad: adverb, outward.
Attic: noun, the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
atone: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
ation
astr.
Ednas: noun, Adnah.
Astor: noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Aston: noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
astir: adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
cadre: noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
econ.
Caren: noun, a female given name.
canid: noun, any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
Dario: noun, Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
Card.
cants: noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
canto: noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Cant.
canst: noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Canso: noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
canoe: noun, any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
canes: noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
caids: noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
caner: noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
earns: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Cairo: noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
cairn: noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
Caird: noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
cains: noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
caine: noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
Eaton: noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
donec: conjunction, (in prescriptions) until.
donas: noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
aster: noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
Denis: noun, a male given name.
crest: noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
Creon: noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
deist: noun, a person who believes in deism.
Credo: noun, (often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
crate: noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
denar: noun, the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Crane: noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
dent.
decor: noun, style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
cotta: noun, a surplice.
dents: noun, a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
cotes: noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
desc.
coset: noun, a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
Corti: noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
Corse: noun, corpse.
corns: noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
decos: noun, art deco.
cried: noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
cores
dance: noun, a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
darts
daric: noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
Dares: noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
dates: noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
datos: noun, (in the Philippines) a native chief.
Dante: noun, (Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
danio: noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
danes: noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
dears: noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
cries: noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
daces: noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
crone: noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
deca-
Croat: noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
decan: noun, any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
crit.
crine: noun, hair; head of hair.
deci-
coria: noun, plural of corium.
Corea: noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Donar: noun, the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
coast: noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
dirts: noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
disc.
dist.
codas: noun, Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
dites: noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
Ditto: noun, the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
Coats: noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
coati: noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
cnida: noun, a nematocyst.
codes: noun, a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
doats: verb (used without object), dote.
cites: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
doers: noun, a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
doest: noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
cires: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cions: noun, scion (def 2).
doits: noun, Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
cines: noun, a film; motion picture.
coder: noun, a person or device that translates information into a code.
coeds: noun, Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
cords: noun, (used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
dines: noun, Scot. dinner.
dices: Idioms, no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
dicot: noun, a dicotyledon.
dict.
dicta: noun, a plural of dictum.
diets: noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
dinar: noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
Conte: noun, count2 .
diner: noun, a person who dines.
cont.
coins: noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
Const
Cons.
dints: noun, force; power:
Conde: noun, Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
Dione: noun, Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
coirs: noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Dirac: noun, Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
Dirae: plural noun, the Furies. See fury (def 3).
eidos: noun, the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
cards: noun, a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
enact: verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
acro-
aden-
antre: noun, a cavern; cave.
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.
actos
icons
arces: noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
Actor: noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
Acton: noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
Arden: noun, Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
Actis: noun, a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
areo-
acron: noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
acrid: adjective, sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
antic: noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
acred: adjective, owning many acres of land; landed.
Aries: noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
acorn: noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
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.
Arion: noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
acnes: noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
ERISA: noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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arise: verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Arndt: noun, Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
ERICA: noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
acids: noun, Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
antis: noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
adios: interjection, goodbye; farewell.
Erato: noun, the Muse of love poetry.
aeri-
airts: noun, a direction.
ancre: adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
andor: conjunction, (used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
Andes: 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).
Andie: noun, a male or female given name.
andr-
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.
Aidos: noun, the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
Aides: noun, nurse's aide.
etnas: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Aesir: noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
aero-
aeons: noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
anti-
Aedon: noun, a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
adret: noun, a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
Aneto: noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
anis-
anise: noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
IATSE
estoc: noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
adorn: verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
anode: noun, the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
Adore: verb (used with object), to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
adits: noun, an entrance or a passage.
ante-
antes: noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
aroid: noun, any plant of the arum family.
Aisne: noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
incor
Ascot: noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
Ensor: noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
Indre: noun, a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
asco-
Asine: noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
ascon: noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
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incas: noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
ASDIC: noun, sonar.
endo-
aside: noun, a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
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.
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.
incr.
entia: noun, plural of ens.
Indra: noun, Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
Artie: noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
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inert: adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
arson: noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
arose: verb, simple past tense of arise.

4 letter words you can make with detractions

tors: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
aet.
coda: noun, Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
Con.
airt: noun, a direction.
Cond
sett: noun, Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
send: noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
Sian: noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
sice: noun, syce.
ROTS: noun, the process of rotting.
aesc: noun, ash2 (def 3).
aide: noun, nurse's aide.
Dare: noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
Cor.
aer-
Roti: noun, roast.
side: noun, one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
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.
cone: noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
rote: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Sert: noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
coed: noun, Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
Seta: noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
AInd
tost: noun, an act or instance of tossing.
ains: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
tote: noun, the act or course of toting.
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.
tsar: noun, czar.
Aire
cods: noun, any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Dari: noun, a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
airs: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
code: noun, a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
AIDS: noun, a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
std.
ROTC: noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
Sera: noun, a plural of serum.
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.
coin: noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
sent: noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
tots: noun, a small child.
coir: noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
acid: noun, Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
Sadi: noun, sadhe.
Saco: noun, a city in SW Maine.
trod: noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
ctr.
Sard: noun, a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
Sari: noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
tron
trid
Sat.
sate: noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
crat
Acre: noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
acr-
sati: noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
tRNA
Cost: noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
Cres
scar: noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
Trio: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
acne: noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
ARCS: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
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Acis: noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
SCAN: noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
SCAD: noun, any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
Sato: noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
coat: noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
cts.
Cora: noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
said: noun, sayyid.
sec.
Dane: noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
Cord: noun, a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
seat: noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
Sade: noun, Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
Trot: noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
sear: noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Dan.: abbreviation, Bible. Daniel (def 1).
adit: noun, an entrance or a passage.
DAIS: noun, a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
Sean: noun, a male given name, form of John.
inro: noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
sci.
Adie: noun, a female given name.
scr.
Dace: noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
Cori: noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
tret: noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
CORN: noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
tri-
ACTS: noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Cort
Sand: noun, the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
cose: verb (used without object), coze.
sane: noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Cote: noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Toni: noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
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.
ARIS
tact: noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
cads: noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
art.
taco: noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
caid: noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
Test: noun, the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
Tace: noun, tasset.
Cain: noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
arse: noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
Aron: noun, a male given name.
Can.
cane: noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Arno: noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Arne: noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
tets: noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
asc-
Stir: noun, the act of stirring or moving.
CART: noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Tine: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Carn: noun, cairn.
Ares: noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
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.
arid: adjective, being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
stoa: noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
tics: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
TINA: noun, a female given name.
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.
CARE: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
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.
stot: noun, a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
str.
cadi: noun, qadi.
tads: noun, a small child, especially a boy.
tint: noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
TDRS
tart: noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
att.
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.
Tate: noun, Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
tens: noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
tats: verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
Asir: noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
tars: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
teas: noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
teat: noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
Asti: noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
tend: Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
teds: noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
ten.
Aten: noun, Aton.
ates
tain: noun, a thin tin plate.
Taos: noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
cade: noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
asci: noun, plural of ascus.
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.
Tane: noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
tans: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
attn
Tare: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
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ator
Tarn: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
ter.
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.
Taro: noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Aser: noun, Asher (def 1).
ARCO: adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
CASE: noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
Tori: noun, plural of torus.
ciao: interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
Tena: noun, Koyukon.
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).
snit: noun, an agitated or irritated state.
snod: adjective, smooth; sleek.
cide
snot: noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
SOAR: noun, an act or instance of soaring.
cir.
soda: noun, sodium hydroxide.
tone: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Ceto
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.
Soni
ands
cion: noun, scion (def 2).
site: noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
toed: noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
Sion: noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
Sina: noun, a female given name.
aits: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
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.
cite: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cit.
Tore: noun, a torus.
cire: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
cist: noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
torc: noun, torque (def 4).
cis-
ance
SITA: noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
Ceta: noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
cet-
cast: noun, act of casting or throwing.
Cdr.
Tit.
Tiro: noun, tyro.
cen.
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Star: noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
cedi: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
Catt: noun, Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
ant.
Cato: noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
tion
Arce: noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
Ste.
Cate: noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
cat.
Stan: noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
ANSI
sora: noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
sort: noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
sord: noun, a flight or flock of mallards.
sore: noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
toea: noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
sori: noun, plural of sorus.
Todt: noun, Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
TODS
anes: adverb, once.
Tito: noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
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).
CERN
Sra.
tits: noun, a titmouse.
ano-
cera: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
ins.
sain: verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Darn: noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
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.
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.
ears: noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
odic: adjective, of an ode.
Odin: noun, the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
OECD
EARN: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Oita: noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
eco-
Onas: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
once: noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Eads: noun, James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
Ont.
orad: adverb, toward the mouth or the oral region.
Oran: noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
eats: noun, eats, Informal. food.
ect-
Orca: noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
nota: noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
end-
nori: noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
enc.
nos-
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.
not-
EDTA
Oct.
note: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Edna: noun, a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
nots: noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
NTIA
oast: noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
OATS: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ocas: noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
oras: noun, plural of os2 .
orcs: noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
ends: noun, the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
doer: noun, a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
rads: noun, a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
doit: noun, Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
RAID: noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
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).
Rais: noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
does: noun, a plural of doe.
RAND: noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
rad.
DOCS: noun, doctor.
Rani: noun, ranee.
doc.: plural, document.
doat: verb (used without object), dote.
rant: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
rase: verb (used with object), raze.
Dona: noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
done: noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
ord.
dost: noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Drin: noun, a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
drat: interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
Orne: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
orts: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
osar: noun, plural of os3 .
DOTE: noun, decay of wood.
dose: noun, a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
dons: noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
OSRD
Dort: noun, Dordrecht.
otic: adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
Otis: noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
DORE: noun, the walleye or pike perch of North America.
RACE: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
Dora: noun, a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
Nord: noun, a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
Nora: noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
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.
Ind.
Ire.
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.
Isar: noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
iso-
Itea: noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
Etta: noun, a female given name, form of Henrietta.
IRAS: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Nair: noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Naos: noun, a temple.
narc: noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Eton: noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Etna: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
nard: noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
ICAO
Ice.
etc.
ides: noun, (in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
IndE
int.
Inca: noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
Inc.
inae
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.
IDEA: noun, any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
iced: noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Idas: 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).
iod-
idae
Iona: noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
ions: noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
IOTA: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
ices: noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
etic: adjective, pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
NASD
Nor.
Eric: noun, Eric the Red.
Nida: noun, a female given name, form of Nydia.
nide: noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Nier: noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Erin: noun, Literary. Ireland.
NIRA
eons: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
NICE: noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
nits: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
node: noun, a knot, protuberance, or knob.
noes: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Ens.
Enos: noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
noir: adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
Enid: noun, a city in N Oklahoma.
Erna: noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Eros: noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Nasi: noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
NDAC
ETAS: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Nast: noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
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.
NATS: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
est.
NCTE
eso-
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.
neat: noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Esd.
neo-
nerd: noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
Neri: noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Nero: noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
erst: adverb, before the present time; formerly.
rate: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
East: noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
dite: noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
Din.
rest: noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
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.
redo: noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
RNAS
Dies: noun, Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
Diet: noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
Dine: noun, Scot. dinner.
dern: adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), darn2 .
recs: noun, recreation.
dia-
dins: noun, a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
dint: noun, force; power:
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
Rodi: noun, Italian name of Rhodes.
dioc
der.
Reid: noun, Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
Dior: noun, Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
rend: verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
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.
Rena: noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
rocs: noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
DIAS: noun, Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
Reno: noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
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.
rode: noun, a rope by which a boat is anchored.
Dice: 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.
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.
DEAR: noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
roan: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Dec.
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.
RITA: noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
Dino
dir.
dato: noun, (in the Philippines) a native chief.
Rise: noun, an act or instance of rising.
RISC: noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
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.
Rosa: noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
Rind: noun, a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
RdAc
Rina: noun, a female given name.
RIAS: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
rcd.
Rice: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
ROSE: noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
RONA
DIRT: noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
rids: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
date: noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
dis-
dat.
Rico: noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
deco: noun, art deco.
ride: noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
RATO: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Rida
Den.
Roca: noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
DIRE: adjective, causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
Read: noun, an act or instance of reading:
Deni: noun, a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
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.
rit.

3 letter words you can make with detractions

nit: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Nat: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
TNT
CSA
CSO
ASI
DSO
San: noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
ans: noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
ESR
ROA
ANI: noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
cte
CRT
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
NDE
EOS: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
tet: noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
DAE
ARS
CRS
SAE
eon: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
sc.
toe: noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
TES: noun, ti1 .
Nod: noun, a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
DSC
ne-
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
ard
Noe: noun, Noah (def 1).
TID
SAR
NIC: noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
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.
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:
CST
ERS: noun, ervil.
ctn: plural, carton.
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.
TIC: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
NES
rnd
CTA
TIA
NOC
CSR
ase
ARC: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
aor
NED: noun, a male given name, form of Edward.
ESA
RNA
Esc
NEC
do.
DOA
NEA
ERT
Tor: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ROC: noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
RSA
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).
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 = .
Rs.
ior
ACS
ACT: noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Ios: noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
IOT
Ir.
DAR
RSE
rt.
ade: noun, George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
rte
RTS
IRC
IRO
ado: noun, busy activity; bustle; fuss.
sd.
d-c: noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
IOC
IAS
ina: noun, a female given name.
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
ine
DAS: noun, hyrax.
ac-
ad-
ADC
Tro
AID: noun, help or support; assistance.
ROE: noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
an.
Ar.
in.
ACE: noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
ier
IDS: 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.
Ido: noun, a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
ROI
ide
ICA: noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
ADS: noun, advertisement.
ane: adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ANC
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
de-
ITO: noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
NCO
AIS: noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
id.
ait: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
ics
NAD
SAC: noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
Aso: noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
DEA
ETS
nae: adverb, no1 ; not.
ETR
Sad: noun, the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Rod: noun, a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
ETO
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.
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
DCS
ae.
SRO
AEC
IRS
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
ian: noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
So.
ise
AES: noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
Ia.
io-
tot: noun, a small child.
AIC
ISR
ist
tra
tr.
ITA
ITC
Ain: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ite
ASN
TEC: noun, detective.
ASR
DRE
CDT
CEA
CED
se-
sea: noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
DSR
DSA
Ore: noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
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.
SDR
Dr.
CEO
ORT: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Sta
St.
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Sr.
DOT: noun, a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
DST
orc: noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
ose
ONR
CAR: noun, an automobile.
OIt
ONA: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
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.
one: noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ean
STI
ONI
ons
eo-
ast
ead
ea.
ETD
Ora: noun, plural of os2 .
CAS: verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
SDA
ETA: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
SDI
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.
sot: noun, a drunkard.
oid
RCN
RDS
RDC
SER: noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
RAN: noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
RDA
DOE: noun, the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
RCT
Sin: noun, transgression of divine law:
SIT: verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
RCA
CNO
CNS
DNR
RAS: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SID: noun, a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
DNA
SIC: adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
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.
Doi
REA
ot-
Re.
OTA
ote
SED
OTS
Rd.
CIA
Son: noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
RCS
sod: noun, a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
SOC: noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
SEI: noun, sei whale.
CID: noun, The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
SEN: noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
Dor: noun, Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
REC: noun, recreation.
CIE
Don: noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
Rae: noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
OIr
TTS
oic
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.
Oc.
OED
OSA
OSD
ATS: noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
OTC
TAR: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
TAO: noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
OAS
NSC
OES: noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
ca.
CIO: noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
OAT: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Co.
Tan: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
COD: noun, any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
cr.
cs.
ScD
NSA
CAD: noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
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.
RID: noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
en-
EIS
eir
Ted: noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
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.
DEI: adverb, by the grace of God.
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
EDT
NRC
TCS
TCA
EDS: noun, education:
EDO: noun, a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
TAT: verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
at.
nr.
ATC
NRA
ct.
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.
EDC
COS: noun, romaine.
ECA
res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
DET
eat: noun, eats, Informal. food.
CAI
COT: noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
ROT: noun, the process of rotting.
OCS
EAS: noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
ec-
ode: noun, a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
OCR
ODA: noun, a room within a harem.
OCD
Oca: noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
ed.
EDA: noun, a female given name.
TAE: preposition, to.
ODS: noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
ODT
di.
Tad: noun, a small child, especially a boy.
Tai: noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.

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2D: noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
AO
t.
T1
TT
TD
TE: noun, ti1 .
TC
TN
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.
DN
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.
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:
No: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
NC
TA: noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RC
RO
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.
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.
DC: noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
CE
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.
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
SA
S.
OA
R.
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
EI
NI
TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
RI
RN
N.
OE: noun, oy2 .
OD: noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
NA: adverb, no1 .
O.
D.
SN
ND
i.

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