Anagrams of erinaceous
Word erinaceous has
845 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of erinaceous.
- cinereous
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adjective,
in the state of or reduced to ashes:
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- nacreous
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adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- causerie
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noun,
an informal talk or chat.
- sinecure
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noun,
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- insecure
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adjective,
subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured:
- eucaines
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- carneous
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adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- arseno-
-
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- cranio-
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- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- Oceanus
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noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- cereous
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adjective,
waxlike.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- censure
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noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- carouse
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noun,
carousal.
- carnous
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adjective,
carnose.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- eucaine
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- aeneous
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adjective,
bronze-colored:
- acerous
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- acerose
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adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- censor
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- secure
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- Nueces
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noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- rouens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Caruso
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noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- acious
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- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- urino-
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- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Seneca
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Roseau
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noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Ecorse
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Orense
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noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- neuro-
-
- ounces
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Crouse
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noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- conure
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noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- Cronus
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noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- Creuse
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noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Coruna
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noun,
La Coruña.
- Oeneus
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noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- course
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- sarco-
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- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- aceous
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- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- Cereus
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- cerias
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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.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Nereus
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noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- ceruse
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noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- usance
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noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- sacro-
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- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Crusoe
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noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- arouse
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verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- enures
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verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- recuse
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verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- incurs
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- aniso-
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- source
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noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- soucar
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- rescue
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- narco-
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- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- ericas
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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.
- Eunice
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noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- ensure
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verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- aeron.
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- UNESCO
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noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- urease
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noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- necro-
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- Enesco
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- uncase
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- urano-
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- uranic
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adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- incus
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noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Cunas
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noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- reins
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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.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Crees
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- sauce
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noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- 30-30
-
- runic
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adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- icons
-
- RECON
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- incur
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Saone
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noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- incr.
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sarc-
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ourie
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adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- enure
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verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- Oscan
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noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- incas
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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.
- Ensor
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noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- rosin
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Rains
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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).
- orans
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noun,
orant.
- econ.
-
- Ecua.
-
- Orcas
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Iran.
-
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- reni-
-
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- 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.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- incor
-
- curns
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noun,
a grain.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- 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.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Euro-
-
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- areo-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Sino-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- sero-
-
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- 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.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- aero-
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- neur-
-
- 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.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- uran-
-
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- UNCIO
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- nears
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Cons.
-
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cores
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- nuci-
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- caus.
-
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- OEEC
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NIRA
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Nor.
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- nos-
-
- 1080
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Soni
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sci.
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- USNA
-
- USIA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USCA
-
- USAR
-
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uria
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- uni-
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- Sra.
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- scr.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- 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.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- 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.
- RNAS
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- saur
-
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- USRC
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Aus.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eous
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Can.
-
- Ens.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- aur-
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- ence
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ice.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ICAO
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- eso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enc.
-
- 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.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Con.
-
- Cor.
-
- cis-
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- EEOC
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- eco-
-
- cir.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- CERN
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- asc-
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ious
-
- 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.
- Aire
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- neo-
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ance
-
- 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.
- acr-
-
- Ire.
-
- aer-
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- inae
-
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ins.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ano-
-
- iso-
-
- ANSI
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- CEO
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ACS
-
- AIC
-
- ure
-
- aor
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ar.
-
- USR
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- USO
-
- ac-
-
- USN
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- sc.
-
- an.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- se-
-
- AUC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- CNS
-
- CEA
-
- CNO
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ur-
-
- ase
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ASU
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ASI
-
- Sr.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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).
- ARU
-
- ARS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SNU
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- 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.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- uns
-
- cs.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- UNO
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Une
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AOU
-
- 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).
- CAI
-
- 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.
- cr.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Co.
-
- unc
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UCR
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ca.
-
- UAR
-
- ANC
-
- CRS
-
- IRO
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- ine
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- IRC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ir.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- IOU
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- IOC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ose
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- RCS
-
- SAR
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- NSU
-
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NCO
-
- OIr
-
- ISR
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- IUS
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- ene
-
- EEO
-
- EOE
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- en-
-
- RNA
-
- EIS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ROA
-
- eir
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SRO
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Rs.
-
- ROI
-
- RSE
-
- EEC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- RSA
-
- So.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ese
-
- CSA
-
- RCA
-
- CSO
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- RCN
-
- REA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Esc
-
- CSR
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ESA
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SAE
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- eo-
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- i.
-
- AO
-
- NI
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- ee
-
- CU
-
- 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.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UI
-
- NC
-
- SU
-
- SN
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- CE
-
- RO
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- U.
-
- UC
-
- ic
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- N.
-
- OA
-
- RU
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.