Anagrams of discrepant
Word discrepant has
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- predicant
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noun,
a preacher.
- dipterans
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- dicentras
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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.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- strained
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- dipteran
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- peracids
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noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- detrains
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- cantrips
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- pedantic
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adjective,
ostentatious in one's learning.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- Dicentra
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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.
- adscript
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noun,
an adscript character.
Compare inferior (def 11), superior (def 12).
- predicts
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verb (used with object),
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
- prescind
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verb (used with object),
to separate or single out in thought; abstract.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- depaints
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- pandects
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noun,
pandects, a complete body or code of laws.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- distance
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noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- decants
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- radices
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noun,
a plural of radix.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- depaint
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- depicts
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verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- randies
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- departs
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- descant
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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.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- redacts
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verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- discern
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verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- Tancred
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noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- drastic
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adjective,
acting with force or violence; violent.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- sandpit
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noun,
a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- sainted
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- disrate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- candier
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- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- astride
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preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- dispart
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verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- redcaps
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noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- striped
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- instead
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Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- sidecar
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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.
- discant
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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.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Diptera
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noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- directs
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adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- rescind
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verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- tinders
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- painted
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- transp.
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- patines
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noun,
patina.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- predict
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verb (used with object),
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- pectins
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- pedants
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noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- stipend
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noun,
a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- credits
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noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- pentads
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noun,
a period of five years.
- peracid
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noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- prances
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- petards
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noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- centri-
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- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- pinards
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noun,
wine.
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- stearin
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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.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- pinders
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noun,
peanut.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Script.
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- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- pandies
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noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- dancers
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noun,
a person who dances.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- pandits
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noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- panders
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- tirades
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- pandect
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noun,
pandects, a complete body or code of laws.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- distr.
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- dances
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- denti-
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- decant
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- Danite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- cinder
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noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- ciders
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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.
- Dnestr
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noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- septi-
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- drains
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drapes
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noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- sparid
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noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- driest
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noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Sendai
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noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- diaper
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noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- spired
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- dicast
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noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- diners
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noun,
a person who dines.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- spider
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noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- spread
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noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- depict
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verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- dancer
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noun,
a person who dances.
- credit
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noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- depart
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- direct
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adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- dinars
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noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- darics
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- Pascin
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- prides
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noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- parted
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- Pandit
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noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- pander
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- paints
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pained
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- padres
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noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racist
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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.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- pinder
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noun,
peanut.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Picard
-
noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- pentad
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noun,
a period of five years.
- penta-
-
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- patri-
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- patine
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noun,
patina.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- 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.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- repand
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adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- rident
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- sacred
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adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- 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.
- Sander
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noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
-
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- inter.
-
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- recti-
-
- 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.
- redcap
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- intra-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- cerat-
-
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- cardi-
-
- capsid
-
noun,
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- adepts
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- adren-
-
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- 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.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trans.
-
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- centr-
-
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- reni-
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- insp.
-
- 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.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- inst.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tears
-
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- intr.
-
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Iran.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Recit
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- recpt
-
- cine-
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pred.
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- 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.
- treas
-
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- insep
-
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- IATSE
-
- pedi-
-
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- PEDir
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- 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.
- 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: ¢.
- 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.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- peri-
-
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- aden-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- incr.
-
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- astr.
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- 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.
- rept.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- 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.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- retd.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- recip
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- part.
-
- 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.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- 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).
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- anti-
-
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- 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.
- cent.
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- pant-
-
- 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.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- 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.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ante-
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- nears
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Srta.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- rcpt.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- tera-
-
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- aeri-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- patr-
-
- pated
-
- 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.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- nitr-
-
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- pret.
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- prand
-
- 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.
- Card.
-
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- step-
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- caps.
-
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- 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.
- Capt.
-
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- dict.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- 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:
- desc.
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- dept.
-
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- crit.
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- seti-
-
- 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.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spec.
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- 30-30
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- 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.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- dent.
-
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- deci-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- deca-
-
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- carp-
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- darts
-
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- disc.
-
- edit.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- peta-
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- 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.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- prae-
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- 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.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Scand
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- petr-
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Episc
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- 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.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- sanit
-
- pert.
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- acpt.
-
- sarc-
-
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scat-
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- Seric
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- cert.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- dist.
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- acet-
-
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sect.
-
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- petri
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- 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.
- ster.
-
- tri-
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Ste.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pnea
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- trid
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- pre-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tRNA
-
- prec
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- prin
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sec.
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- std.
-
- rpt.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- SPCA
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- str.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- sepn
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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).
- rcd.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rad.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- PTSD
-
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- psid
-
- psia
-
- psec
-
- PSAT
-
- prs.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- RdAc
-
- Sra.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- TDRS
-
- 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.
- ten.
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Rep.
-
- 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.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rida
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- est.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cat.
-
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cet-
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- CERN
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- cen.
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Esd.
-
- esp.
-
- Cdr.
-
- Ind.
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- epit
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ire.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- 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.
- asc-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- NADP
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- int.
-
- 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.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- idae
-
- 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).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- atic
-
- ins.
-
- ates
-
- inae
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- IndE
-
- depr
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dis-
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- 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.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dat.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- 1080
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- 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.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- 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.
- dep.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Den.
-
- dia-
-
- 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.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dec.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- 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:
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dpt.
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- epi-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- EDTA
-
- cis-
-
- cir.
-
- cpd.
-
- enc.
-
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Ens.
-
- cide
-
- ect-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- der.
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- acr-
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- 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.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ands
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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).
- ance
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- NTIA
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aer-
-
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AInd
-
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aet.
-
- 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.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pers
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- per.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pat.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- patd
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- pct.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- ped.
-
- peds
-
- Pen.
-
- NIRA
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- ANSI
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- ant.
-
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NCTE
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NDAC
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NASD
-
- TCA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TIA
-
- DAE
-
- ASN
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- DSC
-
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CRS
-
- SPR
-
- cte
-
- ase
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DEA
-
- TSP
-
- ard
-
- TSI
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- TSE
-
- trp
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ap-
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ARS
-
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- TCS
-
- de-
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- DCS
-
- 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.
- an.
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- 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.
- Ar.
-
- ASI
-
- DAR
-
- APS
-
- CRP
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- at.
-
- STP
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- STI
-
- CED
-
- tra
-
- CEA
-
- CDT
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- tpd
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ANC
-
- CAI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TID
-
- ACP
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- spt
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Sr.
-
- CPI
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- CPA
-
- ATP
-
- CNS
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CIA
-
- ca.
-
- ACS
-
- APC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- cp.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- CIP
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- CIE
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- cr.
-
- ATC
-
- se-
-
- 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.
- RDC
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- 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.
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- ist
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- NDE
-
- RCA
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- 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.
- NEC
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ITA
-
- ISR
-
- 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:
- ier
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- 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).
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ide
-
- IDP
-
- 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.
- DET
-
- in.
-
- ise
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ine
-
- IPA
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- NSA
-
- PDT
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pt.
-
- PRC
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PRA
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PID
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Ps.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSC
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- prn
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- pd.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- Rd.
-
- Pr.
-
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- SCP
-
- ScD
-
- DST
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ECA
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
-
- EDP
-
- sc.
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDT
-
- eir
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SED
-
- en-
-
- DNR
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- di.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- 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).
- 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.
- DNA
-
- DPA
-
- DSR
-
- DPC
-
- 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).
- DPI
-
- DPS
-
- Dr.
-
- DRE
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- DSA
-
- DSP
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- EIS
-
- ec-
-
- rte
-
- Sp.
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ETS
-
- RTS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ESR
-
- RNA
-
- sd.
-
- ESA
-
- SAR
-
- rnd
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- Esc
-
- ETR
-
- ERT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAE
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EPS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- EPT
-
- i.
-
- RP
-
- IP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- DN
-
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- CE
-
- ic
-
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SA
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- S.
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- EI
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- NP
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- NI
-
- ND
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- NC
-
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TN
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- TP
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TC
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- RN
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- RI
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- D.
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- DA
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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.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DP
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- SN
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