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- tensiometer
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noun,
an instrument for measuring longitudinal stress in wires, structural beams, etc.
- extremities
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noun,
the extreme or terminal point, limit, or part of something.
- neuroticism
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noun,
the state of having traits or symptoms characteristic of neurosis.
- tensimeter
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noun,
manometer.
- centistere
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noun,
one 100th of a stere.
- enormities
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noun,
outrageous or heinous character; atrociousness:
- minicourse
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noun,
a short, intensive course of study, usually a few weeks long.
- sermonette
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noun,
a brief sermon or homily:
- excrements
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noun,
waste matter discharged from the body, especially feces.
- temerities
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noun,
reckless boldness; rashness.
- entireties
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noun,
the state of being entire; completeness:
- meteorites
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noun,
a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- interstice
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noun,
an intervening space.
- securement
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noun,
the act of securing.
- centimeter
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noun,
one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. Abbreviation: cm, cm.
- eternities
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noun,
infinite time; duration without beginning or end.
- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- intromits
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verb (used with object),
to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- triecious
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adjective,
trioecious.
- eroticism
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noun,
the sexual or erotic quality or character of something.
- intersect
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verb (used with object),
to cut or divide by passing through or across:
- intercoms
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noun,
an intercommunication system.
- criminous
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adjective,
criminal.
- intercuts
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noun,
a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.
- cinereous
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adjective,
in the state of or reduced to ashes:
- strontium
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noun,
a bivalent, metallic element whose compounds resemble those of calcium, found in nature only in the combined state, as in strontianite: used in fireworks, flares, and tracer bullets. Symbol: Sr; atomic weight: 87.62; atomic number: 38; specific gravity: 2.6.
- reminisce
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verb (used without object),
to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- croisette
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noun,
crossette.
- intourist
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noun,
a Russian agency that handles travel arrangements for foreign visitors to the former Soviet Union.
- intermits
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- euxenites
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noun,
a rare, brownish-black mineral of complex composition, an oxide of calcium, cerium, yttrium, columbium, titanium, and uranium.
- tinctures
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noun,
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- excisemen
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noun,
an officer who collects excise taxes and enforces excise laws.
- costumier
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noun,
costumer (def 1).
- extermine
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verb (used with object),
to exterminate.
- cornetist
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noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- extremist
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noun,
a person who goes to extremes, especially in political matters.
- neurotics
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- Teutonism
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noun,
the character, spirit, or culture of the Teutons, especially the Germans.
- exocrines
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noun,
an external secretion.
- neoterism
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noun,
an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- existence
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noun,
the state or fact of existing; being.
- toreutics
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noun,
the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, especially by embossing or chasing.
- tenorites
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- mutineers
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noun,
a person who mutinies.
- countries
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noun,
a state or nation:
- touristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism:
- excursion
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noun,
a short trip or outing to some place, usually for a special purpose and with the intention of a prompt return:
- tenuities
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noun,
the state of being tenuous.
- excrement
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noun,
waste matter discharged from the body, especially feces.
- tentorium
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- retinites
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noun,
any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.
- cretinism
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noun,
a congenital disease due to absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion, characterized by physical deformity, dwarfism, and mental retardation, and often by goiter.
- tres-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- intumesce
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verb (used without object),
to swell up, as with heat; become tumid.
- tectonism
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noun,
diastrophism (def 1).
- unmortise
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verb (used with object),
to unfasten or separate (something mortised).
- ceintures
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noun,
cincture (defs 1, 2).
- Simeonite
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noun,
a member of the Israelite tribe of Simeon.
- enteritis
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of the intestines, especially the small intestine.
- Menoeceus
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noun,
a descendant of the Sparti and the father of Jocasta and Creon, who sacrificed himself to end a plague in Thebes.
- sixteenmo
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noun,
Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4×6 in.; 10×15 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages.
- routinism
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noun,
adherence to routine.
- semeiotic
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adjective,
semiotic.
- entrecote
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noun,
a steak sliced from between the ribs of a rib roast cut.
- centuries
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noun,
a period of 100 years.
- cementite
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noun,
an iron carbide, Fe 3 C, a constituent of steel and cast iron, sometimes with part of its iron replaced by another metal, as manganese.
- misorient
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verb (used with object),
to orient wrongly or improperly.
- ectomeres
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noun,
any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- centesimo
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noun,
a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a lira.
- Menoetius
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noun,
a Titan, the brother of Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas.
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- isometric
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noun,
isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- entremets
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noun,
a dish or dishes served at dinner between the principal courses or with the roast or other main course; side dish.
- meteorite
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noun,
a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- cerements
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noun,
a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
- exercise
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noun,
bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health:
- exertion
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noun,
vigorous action or effort:
- scrinium
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- Coturnix
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noun,
any of several small Old World quails of the genus Coturnix, especially C. japonica (Japanese quail) widely used as a laboratory animal.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- counter-
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- executor
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noun,
a person who executes, carries out, or performs some duty, job, assignment, artistic work, etc.
- Terminus
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- executes
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verb (used with object),
to carry out; accomplish:
- ectomere
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noun,
any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- noisette
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noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- counters
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noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- teosinte
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noun,
a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
- retinues
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noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- costumer
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- exorcism
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noun,
the act or process of exorcising.
- Timorese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Timor.
- time-out
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noun,
a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break.
- extensor
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noun,
a muscle that serves to extend or straighten a part of the body.
- emeritus
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noun,
an emeritus professor, minister, etc.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- emetines
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noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- exoteric
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adjective,
suitable for or communicated to the general public.
- exorcist
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noun,
a person who practices exorcism.
- exorcise
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verb (used with object),
to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration or religious or solemn ceremonies:
- termites
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noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- emiction
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noun,
urination.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- Eminescu
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noun,
Mihail [mee-hah-eel] /ˌmi hɑˈil/ (Show IPA), (Mihail Iminovici) 1850–89, Romanian poet.
- Teutonic
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noun,
Germanic.
- cortexes
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney.
the cerebral cortex.
- exocrine
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noun,
an external secretion.
- existent
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noun,
a person or thing that exists.
- semiotic
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noun,
semiotics.
- semitone
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noun,
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- termitic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, produced by, or infested with termites.
- exciters
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noun,
a person or thing that excites.
- excretes
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verb (used with object),
to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.
- smectite
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noun,
montmorillonite.
- ritenuto
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adverb, adjective,
(of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- niteries
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noun,
a nightclub.
- esurient
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adjective,
hungry; greedy.
- oximeter
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noun,
an instrument for measuring the oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin in a sample of blood.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- rimstone
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noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- eucrites
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- remittee
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noun,
a person or company to which a remittance is made.
- curettes
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- remounts
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noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- reunites
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- eremites
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- reticent
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adjective,
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
- crosette
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noun,
crossette.
- entities
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noun,
something that has a real existence; thing:
- emitters
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- sericite
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noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- sciurine
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adjective,
of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- excitors
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noun,
Physiology. a nerve whose stimulation excites greater action.
- retinite
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noun,
any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- excision
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noun,
the act of removal; an excising.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- sinecure
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noun,
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- enmities
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noun,
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
- ructions
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- excimers
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noun,
a molecular complex of two, usually identical, molecules that is stable only when one of them is in an excited state.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- routemen
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noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- customer
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noun,
a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
- euxenite
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noun,
a rare, brownish-black mineral of complex composition, an oxide of calcium, cerium, yttrium, columbium, titanium, and uranium.
- emersion
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noun,
Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit.
Compare immersion (def 5).
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- moisture
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noun,
condensed or diffused liquid, especially water:
- minister
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noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- miscount
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noun,
an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- tuitions
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noun,
the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university:
- centimos
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- Minorite
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noun,
Friar Minor.
- iris-out
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noun,
the gradual disappearance of an image or scene through a contracting circle.
- trecento
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noun,
the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.
- centimes
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- isomeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- intortus
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adjective,
(of a cirrus cloud) having very irregular filaments that often look entangled.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- unmiters
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- intromit
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verb (used with object),
to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
- trounces
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- trisomic
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adjective,
having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.
- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- centrums
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noun,
a center.
- cerement
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noun,
a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
- intercom
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noun,
an intercommunication system.
- tritiums
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noun,
an isotope of hydrogen having an atomic weight of three.
- intermix
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verb (used with or without object),
to mix together; intermingle.
- intermit
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- interims
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- intercut
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noun,
a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Muenster
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noun,
a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- mounters
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noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- instruct
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verb (used with object),
to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- insecure
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adjective,
subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured:
- incisure
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noun,
a notch, as in a bone or other structure.
- mutineer
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noun,
a person who mutinies.
- torments
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noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- consumer
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noun,
a person or thing that consumes.
- Comenius
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noun,
John Amos (Jan Amos Komenský) 1592–1670, Moravian educational reformer and bishop.
- titmouse
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noun,
any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.
- neuritis
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noun,
inflammation of a nerve.
- neurotic
-
noun,
a neurotic person.
- construe
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noun,
the act of construing.
- meionite
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noun,
a member of the scapolite group, rich in calcium and containing no sodium.
- tiresome
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adjective,
causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome:
- McIntire
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noun,
Samuel, 1757–1811, U.S. architect and woodcarver.
- moieties
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noun,
a half.
- extremes
-
noun,
the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree:
- monsieur
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noun,
the conventional French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- tincture
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noun,
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- meristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
- intersex
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noun,
an individual having reproductive organs or external sexual characteristics of both male and female.
- meteoric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- neoteric
-
noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- unmitres
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verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- mutinies
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noun,
revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- toreutic
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adjective,
of or relating to toreutics or the objects produced by this technique.
- comities
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noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- ceinture
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noun,
cincture (defs 1, 2).
- Mixtecos
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noun,
Mixtec.
- cerumens
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noun,
earwax.
- meuniere
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adjective,
(of food, especially fish) dipped in flour, sautéed in butter, and sprinkled with lemon juice and chopped parsley.
- metritis
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noun,
inflammation of the uterus.
- retinue
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noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- Rosette
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noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- miscite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- entrees
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noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- mixture
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noun,
a product of mixing.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- reunite
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- Mixteco
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noun,
Mixtec.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- Mixtecs
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noun,
a member of an Amerindian people of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla, Mexico.
- entrust
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verb (used with object),
to charge or invest with a trust or responsibility; charge with a specified office or duty involving trust:
- ioniums
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- extinct
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adjective,
no longer in existence; that has ended or died out:
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- scouter
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- Meitner
-
noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- secrete
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noun,
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- Menotti
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noun,
Gian Carlo [jahn kahr-loh;; Italian jahn kahr-law] /dʒɑn ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian dʒɑn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- emetics
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- emetine
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noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- meinies
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noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- mercies
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noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- scutter
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verb (used without object), noun,
scurry.
- scrotum
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- metiers
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- metrist
-
noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- entero-
-
- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- Minette
-
noun,
a syenitic lamprophyre composed chiefly of orthoclase and biotite.
- encores
-
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.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- enemies
-
noun,
a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
- ruction
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- minuets
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- minutes
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- Miocene
-
noun,
the Miocene Epoch or Series.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- enteric
-
noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- miotics
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- retenes
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- mutters
-
noun,
the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
- muscone
-
noun,
an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 16 H 30 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
- incrust
-
verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- Musette
-
noun,
Also called musette bag. a small leather or canvas bag with a shoulder strap, used for carrying personal belongings, food, etc., while hiking, marching, or the like.
- excrete
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- execute
-
verb (used with object),
to carry out; accomplish:
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- nourice
-
noun,
a nurse.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- nostrum
-
noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Noricum
-
noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, roughly corresponding to the part of Austria south of the Danube.
- muttons
-
noun,
the flesh of sheep, especially full-grown or more mature sheep, used as food.
- excitor
-
noun,
Physiology. a nerve whose stimulation excites greater action.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- Ictinus
-
noun,
flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
- icterus
-
noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- Iconium
-
noun,
ancient name of Konya.
- nitrous
-
adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- neutro-
-
- exotics
-
noun,
something that is exotic:
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- extreme
-
noun,
the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree:
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- extorts
-
verb (used with object),
Law.
to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain by force, torture, threat, or the like.
to take illegally by reason of one's office.
- murines
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- exciton
-
noun,
a localized, mobile excited state of a crystal, consisting of an electron and a hole bound together.
- eremite
-
noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- externs
-
noun,
a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.
- monster
-
noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- intuits
-
verb (used with or without object),
to know or receive by intuition.
- intrust
-
verb (used with object),
entrust.
- moreens
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- remount
-
noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- remotes
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- remixes
-
noun,
a remixed recording.
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- eserine
-
noun,
physostigmine.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- excites
-
verb (used with object),
to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of:
- excimer
-
noun,
a molecular complex of two, usually identical, molecules that is stable only when one of them is in an excited state.
- murexes
-
noun,
any marine gastropod of the genus Murex, common in tropical seas, certain species of which yield the royal purple dye valued by the ancients.
- Munster
-
noun,
muenster.
- exciter
-
noun,
a person or thing that excites.
- nutters
-
noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- Mountie
-
noun,
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- mounter
-
noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- mortise
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Interim
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- eucrite
-
noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- outsert
-
noun,
an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
- neuters
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- emitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- Emerson
-
noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- teutons
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- texture
-
noun,
the visual and especially tactile quality of a surface:
- cornute
-
adjective,
cornuted.
- emeries
-
noun,
a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- timeous
-
adjective,
timely; sufficiently early.
- contuse
-
verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- context
-
noun,
the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect:
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- termite
-
noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- consume
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- constr.
-
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- titmice
-
noun,
any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.
- coniums
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- Titoism
-
noun,
a form of communism associated with Tito, characterized by the assertion by a satellite state of its national interests in opposition to Soviet rule.
- tonemes
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- costume
-
noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- torment
-
noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- tectrix
-
noun,
covert (def 8).
- teeners
-
noun,
a teenager.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- teeters
-
noun,
a seesaw motion; wobble.
- Temenus
-
noun,
a son of Aristomachus who was allotted the city of Argos for his participation in the Heraclidae invasion of Peloponnesus.
- crinums
-
noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- crimson
-
noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- termini
-
noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- Cremini
-
noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- tenters
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- tenures
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- tercets
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- Terence
-
noun,
(Publius Terentius Afer) c190–159? b.c, Roman playwright.
- Coueism
-
noun,
a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”.
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- tonsure
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- tourism
-
noun,
the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
- suction
-
noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- centimo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- ceriums
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- cereous
-
adjective,
waxlike.
- tureens
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- centums
-
noun,
one hundred.
- centrum
-
noun,
a center.
- centro-
-
- centri-
-
- centres
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centime
-
noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- tuition
-
noun,
the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university:
- unities
-
noun,
the state of being one; oneness.
- unmiter
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- censure
-
noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- unmitre
-
verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- cements
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- urtexts
-
noun,
the original form of a text, especially of a musical composition.
- uterine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
- Ximenes
-
noun,
Jiménez de Cisneros.
- cermets
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- trustee
-
noun,
a person, usually one of a body of persons, appointed to administer the affairs of a company, institution, etc.
- tourist
-
noun,
a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- coexist
-
verb (used without object),
to exist together or at the same time.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- touters
-
noun,
a tout.
- toxemic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of toxemia.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- tricots
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cerumen
-
noun,
earwax.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Trieste
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- tritium
-
noun,
an isotope of hydrogen having an atomic weight of three.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- triunes
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- Suttner
-
noun,
Bertha von [bur-thuh von;; German ber-tuh fuh n] /ˈbɜr θə vɒn;; German ˈbɛr tə fən/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Austrian writer: Nobel Peace Prize 1905.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Mencius
-
noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- soutter
-
noun,
souter.
- sterno-
-
- Semitic
-
noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- stereo-
-
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- cuisine
-
noun,
a style or quality of cooking; cookery:
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- Soutine
-
noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- stouten
-
verb (used with object),
to make stout.
- cutties
-
noun,
a short spoon.
- sextern
-
noun,
six gathered sheets folded in two for binding together.
- curette
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- smitten
-
verb,
a past participle of smite.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- Sixtine
-
adjective,
Sistine.
- curites
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- sixteen
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus six.
- sternum
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
- Sirenum
-
noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- motets
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- settee
-
noun,
a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.
- Trixie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrix.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- setout
-
noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- trouts
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- Munsee
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- mucors
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- mucins
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- mourns
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- sextet
-
noun,
any group or set of six.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- mounts
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- utters
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- utmost
-
noun,
Also, uttermost. the greatest degree or amount:
- utero-
-
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- mottes
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Sexton
-
noun,
an official of a church charged with taking care of the edifice and its contents, ringing the bell, etc., and sometimes with burying the dead.
- sextic
-
adjective,
of the sixth degree.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- unisex
-
noun,
the state or quality of being unisex.
- minuet
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- mestee
-
noun,
mustee.
- unmeet
-
adjective,
not meet; not fitting, suitable, or proper; not becoming or seemly.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- urino-
-
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- seemer
-
noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- micro-
-
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Mexico
-
noun,
a republic in S North America. 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). . Capital: Mexico City.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Mettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Matilda or Martha.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- metro-
-
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- Minuit
-
noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- UNESCO
-
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.
- tumors
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- turco-
-
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Urtext
-
noun,
the original form of a text, especially of a musical composition.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Mixtec
-
noun,
a member of an Amerindian people of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla, Mexico.
- mixers
-
noun,
a person or thing that mixes.
- merous
-
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- misrun
-
noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- minxes
-
noun,
a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- Tustin
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- tutees
-
noun,
a person who is being tutored; the pupil of a tutor.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- tutors
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- strunt
-
noun,
the fleshy part or stump of a tail, especially of a horse's tail.
- toxins
-
noun,
any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- Oeneus
-
noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- tenuto
-
adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- Nutter
-
noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- numis.
-
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tercet
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- resume
-
noun,
résumé.
- orexis
-
noun,
the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.
- Teeter
-
noun,
a seesaw motion; wobble.
- terete
-
adjective,
slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section.
- Sutter
-
noun,
John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- rectum
-
noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- rectos
-
- recti-
-
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- suttee
-
noun,
sati.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- oxters
-
noun,
the armpit.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- oximes
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the group >C=NOH, produced by the condensation of ketones or aldehydes with hydroxylamine.
- Sutton
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- outsit
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- outset
-
noun,
the beginning or start:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- tectum
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- ostium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- mustee
-
noun,
the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- neuro-
-
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- neumes
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- necro-
-
- mutton
-
noun,
the flesh of sheep, especially full-grown or more mature sheep, used as food.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- mutter
-
noun,
the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- totems
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- touter
-
noun,
a tout.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- steno-
-
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- testee
-
noun,
a person who is tested, as by a scholastic examination.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- nocti-
-
- Teuton
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- nitro-
-
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Timour
-
noun,
Tamerlane.
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- somni-
-
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- x-unit
-
noun,
a unit formerly used to express the wavelength of x-rays and gamma rays, equal to approximately 10− 11 cm. Abbreviation: Xu, XU.
- exotic
-
noun,
something that is exotic:
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- instr.
-
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- Crinum
-
noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- cruxes
-
noun,
a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point:
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- cteno-
-
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- cumene
-
noun,
a colorless and toxic liquid, C 9 H 12 , soluble in alcohol: used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and acetone.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- ionium
-
noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contr.
-
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- corium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- intuit
-
verb (used with or without object),
to know or receive by intuition.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- cortex
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney.
the cerebral cortex.
- intro.
-
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- inter.
-
- cuirie
-
noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- cumins
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- enter-
-
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- excuse
-
noun,
an explanation offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or for release from an obligation, promise, etc.:
- excite
-
verb (used with object),
to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of:
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- Eocene
-
noun,
the Eocene Epoch or Series.
- excise
-
noun,
an internal tax or duty on certain commodities, as liquor or tobacco, levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within the country.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Euxine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Black Sea.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- escent
-
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- esteem
-
noun,
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- eterne
-
adjective,
eternal.
- exerts
-
verb (used with object),
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
- Exeter
-
noun,
a city in Devonshire, in SW England: cathedral.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Cutter
-
noun,
a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- extro-
-
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- extort
-
verb (used with object),
Law.
to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain by force, torture, threat, or the like.
to take illegally by reason of one's office.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- extine
-
noun,
exine.
- extern
-
noun,
a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.
- extent
-
noun,
the space or degree to which a thing extends; length, area, volume, or scope:
- exsert
-
adjective,
thrust out; exserted.
- exsect
-
verb (used with object),
to cut out.
- emcees
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- emeers
-
noun,
emir.
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- encore
-
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.
- exines
-
noun,
the outer coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- exeunt
-
verb (used without object),
(they) go offstage (used formerly as a stage direction, usually preceding the names of the characters):
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Meerut
-
noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- McNutt
-
noun,
Paul Vories [vawr-eez,, vohr-] /ˈvɔr iz,, ˈvoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1891–1955, U.S. diplomat and government official.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- centi-
-
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- centum
-
noun,
one hundred.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- centr-
-
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- itious
-
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- CERMET
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- tutor
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- 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.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- tuxes
-
noun,
tuxedo.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Scot.
-
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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: ¢.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- sexi-
-
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- seti-
-
- Sino-
-
- cero-
-
- Sioux
-
noun,
Dakota (defs 4, 6).
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Trust
-
noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- 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.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- tutee
-
noun,
a person who is being tutored; the pupil of a tutor.
- semi-
-
- sect.
-
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- emcee
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ecto-
-
- sero-
-
- 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.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Seric
-
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- econ.
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- UNCIO
-
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- remix
-
noun,
a remixed recording.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- remex
-
noun,
one of the flight feathers of the wing.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- xeno-
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- 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.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- reni-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- Xeres
-
noun,
former name of Jerez.
- 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.
- oxime
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the group >C=NOH, produced by the condensation of ketones or aldehydes with hydroxylamine.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- 30-30
-
- Xerus
-
noun,
an African ground squirrel of the genus Xerus, having spiny fur, very short ears, and a long tail, and including the species X. rutilus of northeastern Africa and X. erythropus of western and central Africa.
- rect.
-
- oxter
-
noun,
the armpit.
- xero-
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- xeric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to a dry environment.
- Recit
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- 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.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- ento-
-
- sito-
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- unsex
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of sexual power; render impotent or frigid; spay or castrate.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- 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.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- 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.
- rexes
-
noun,
king.
- cent.
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- 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.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Teut.
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- toti-
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- coxes
-
noun,
coxswain.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- toxin
-
noun,
any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- term.
-
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Cons.
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Comr.
-
- comix
-
noun,
comic strips or comic art, often luridly sexual or political in character.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Const
-
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- cores
-
- 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.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tious
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- cont.
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- sixte
-
noun,
the sixth of eight defensive positions.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- ster.
-
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stome
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- cert.
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Trout
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crit.
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- crim.
-
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- cimex
-
noun,
a bedbug of the genus Cimex.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- strut
-
noun,
the act of strutting.
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- Sturt
-
noun,
violent quarreling.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- cine-
-
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- oste-
-
- 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.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- init.
-
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- mutts
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- imit.
-
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- incor
-
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- incr.
-
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- murex
-
noun,
any marine gastropod of the genus Murex, common in tropical seas, certain species of which yield the royal purple dye valued by the ancients.
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- icons
-
- munic
-
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- muco-
-
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- MSEnt
-
- moxie
-
noun,
vigor; verve; pep.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- inst.
-
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- noct-
-
- exec.
-
- execs
-
noun,
an executive, especially in business.
- nuci-
-
- exert
-
verb (used with object),
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- exine
-
noun,
the outer coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- exist
-
verb (used without object),
to have actual being; be:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- exits
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Nixie
-
noun,
a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.
- neume
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- neur-
-
- neut.
-
- nexus
-
noun,
a means of connection; tie; link.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nixes
-
noun,
nothing.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- meno-
-
- exons
-
noun,
(in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- 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.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- mini-
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- istic
-
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Meuse
-
noun,
Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- ition
-
- Ixion
-
noun,
a king who was punished by Zeus for his love for Hera by being bound on an eternally revolving wheel in Tartarus.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- mero-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- mixes
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- intr.
-
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mont.
-
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- MNurs
-
- mixer
-
noun,
a person or thing that mixes.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- miso-
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- onium
-
- omni-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- INRI
-
- sur-
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- min.
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- trit
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- ins.
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- ten.
-
- iso-
-
- tri-
-
- oxes
-
noun,
the adult castrated male of the genus Bos, used chiefly as a draft animal.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- oxen
-
noun,
a plural of ox.
- muc-
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- mun.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- etc.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Crux
-
noun,
a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point:
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Ste.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- itis
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- NCTE
-
- cur.
-
- Mic.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Tues
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- CERN
-
- neem
-
- Inc.
-
- mutt
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- 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.
- MSIE
-
- ette
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Ceto
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- str.
-
- mus.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- trix
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- cet-
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- tron
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Cmon
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tit.
-
- 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 = .
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- mis-
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- tion
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- eso-
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Cor.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- 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.
- MINX
-
noun,
a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- mixt
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Con.
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- est.
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- ious
-
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- 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.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Com.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- tox.
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Ont.
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- ter.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- int.
-
- mout
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Cres
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- MSCE
-
- msec
-
- MSEE
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- 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.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Oxus
-
noun,
Amu Darya.
- text
-
noun,
the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, newspaper, etc., as distinguished from notes, appendixes, headings, illustrations, etc.
- Tex.
-
- Cort
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Eur.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Rus.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Ire.
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- exit
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- scr.
-
- Exon
-
noun,
(in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority.
- exo-
-
- cene
-
- uret
-
- cen.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- sci.
-
- OEEC
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uro-
-
- enc.
-
- nom.
-
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- exr.
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Sem.
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- exor
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- UNIX
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- 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).
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- ence
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- EEOC
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- USTC
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rom.
-
- ment
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Nor.
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- 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.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Oct.
-
- nos-
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- USRC
-
- 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.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USMC
-
- Roux
-
noun,
a cooked mixture of butter or other fat and flour used to thicken sauces, soups, etc.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- exes
-
noun,
the letter X, x.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Exc.
-
- sec.
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Ice.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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).
- Nexo
-
noun,
Martin Andersen [mahr-ten-ah-nuh r-suh n] /ˈmɑr tɛnˈɑ nər sən/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, Danish novelist.
- NEXT
-
Idioms,
get next to (someone), Informal. to get into the favor or good graces of; become a good friend of.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- sext
-
noun,
the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- sex-
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- 1080
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- IMCO
-
- out-
-
- IEEE
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- 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.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- eous
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ext.
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- uni-
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- OTS
-
- 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.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Co.
-
- TSI
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ium
-
- TSE
-
- RCS
-
- RCN
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MCI
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ISR
-
- Xt.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- MEX
-
- uti
-
- TTS
-
- Re.
-
- IUS
-
- ist
-
- Une
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ETS
-
- tue
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- IRO
-
- Xn.
-
- XOR
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either but not both of its operands are positive.
- xis
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- ETO
-
- ose
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- ox-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- USR
-
- MCR
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIE
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- CEO
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- MSC
-
- CNS
-
- uns
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- tux
-
noun,
tuxedo.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- CNM
-
- tr.
-
- ur-
-
- ure
-
- eu-
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- IRS
-
- UMT
-
- mi.
-
- CNO
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- USM
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- cr.
-
- ETR
-
- unc
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Tro
-
- Mc-
-
- ise
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- USC
-
- UIT
-
- Me.
-
- UCR
-
- ESU
-
- UNO
-
- Mo.
-
- Tu.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RCT
-
- ECM
-
- 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.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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).
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- OIr
-
- eo-
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- EOM
-
- ec-
-
- oic
-
- ics
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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).
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- EEC
-
- EEE
-
- EEO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ITU
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MIT
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- sox
-
noun,
a plural of sock1 .
- NCO
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ne-
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- io-
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
-
- ier
-
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- Six
-
noun,
a cardinal number, five plus one.
- NES
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- NSU
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- NSC
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NUM
-
- OTC
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Oc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- EMR
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- nix
-
noun,
nothing.
- OEM
-
- se-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- NOC
-
- EOE
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ene
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- EMT
-
- REX
-
noun,
king.
- SCM
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- en-
-
- sc.
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NEC
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- ons
-
- MOR
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Cox
-
noun,
coxswain.
- ONR
-
- Esc
-
- in.
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ese
-
- MTS
-
- IOU
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- IRC
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Ir.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TNT
-
- TMO
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- mix
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- IOT
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- 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
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- ESR
-
- 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.
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
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- MTO
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- ERT
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- ine
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- Sui
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noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- CSR
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- TCS
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- STM
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- cru
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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)
- SUN
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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.
- SUM
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noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Sue
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noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- CRT
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- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- ONI
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- OMS
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noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Mur
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noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- cte
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- Stu
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noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- CSO
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- TEC
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noun,
detective.
- CST
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- tee
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noun,
the letter T or t.
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- mut
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noun,
mutt.
- STI
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- Cui
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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.
- CRS
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ex.
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- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- RI
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- NI
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- XO
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- MX
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- xr
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- xu
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the 100th part of a dong.
- TT
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- CU
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- CM
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- N.
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- RO
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- xi
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noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- RN
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TM
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- NC
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- TN
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- CE
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- xc
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- Xe
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- ux
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- MN
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- ic
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- UI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- UC
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- U.
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- TX
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- O.
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- EI
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
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- NM
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- RU
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TC
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- T1
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- t.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- M.
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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.
- R.
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- SM
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- S.
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- RX
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- SU
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- RC
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- SN
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