Anagrams of feathering
Word feathering has
654 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of feathering.
- herniate
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verb (used without object),
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- hangfire
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noun,
a delay in the detonation of gunpowder or other ammunition, caused by some defect in the fuze.
- figeater
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noun,
green June beetle.
- heritage
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noun,
something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition:
- atherine
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noun,
an atherine fish.
- frighten
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verb (used with object),
to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- farthing
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961.
- ingather
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verb (used with object),
to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- enargite
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noun,
a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
- rafting
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noun,
the sport of traveling on rivers and streams by raft.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- gahnite
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noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- Teheran
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943.
- neither
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pronoun,
not either; not one person or the other; not one thing or the other:
- frigate
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noun,
a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and heavily armed on one or two decks.
- therein
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adverb,
in or into that place or thing.
- frenate
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adjective,
having a frenum or frenulum.
- freight
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noun,
goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- hearing
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noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- reagent
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- fighter
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noun,
a boxer; pugilist.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- Reigate
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noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- feather
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noun,
one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
- Rhetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- terefah
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noun,
tref.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- earthen
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adjective,
composed of earth.
- engraft
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verb (used with object),
Horticulture. to insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for propagation:
- therian
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noun,
a therian animal.
- tearing
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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.
- integer
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noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- hearten
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verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- greaten
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- grantee
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- ingraft
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verb (used with object),
engraft.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- greenth
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noun,
green growth; verdure.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- hanger
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noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- Hering
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noun,
Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- Father
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noun,
a male parent.
- hernia
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noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- herein
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adverb,
in or into this place.
- Rheita
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noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- faerie
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noun,
the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
- hereat
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adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- regift
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noun,
an unwanted gift that is given away.
- ethine
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noun,
acetylene.
- ethane
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- ergate
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noun,
a worker ant.
- Heater
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noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- hegari
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noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- enter-
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- enrage
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- Hegira
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noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- heifer
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noun,
a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf.
- either
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adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- finger
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noun,
any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- regent
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noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- infra-
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- intra-
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- gerent
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noun,
a ruler or manager.
- inhere
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verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- negate
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verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- genit.
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- genera
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noun,
a plural of genus.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- nether
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adjective,
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
- gather
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noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- Garnet
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Gareth
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noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- grani-
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- fringe
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noun,
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- fright
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noun,
sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
- Granth
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noun,
the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.
- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rating
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- infare
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- refine
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- inter.
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- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- ferine
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adjective,
feral1 .
- aether
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noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- aright
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adverb,
rightly; correctly; properly:
- theirn
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pronoun,
theirs.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- triage
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- afreet
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noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- Argent
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- tirage
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noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- anther
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noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- thenar
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noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- theine
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noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- Ariege
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noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- there
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noun,
that state or condition:
- Neth.
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- Thera
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noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- neigh
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noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- THIEF
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noun,
a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
- Tegea
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noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- Genet
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noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- Genie
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noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- gater
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noun,
gator.
- thine
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pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- neath
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preposition,
beneath.
- gerah
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noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- thing
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noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- ither
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adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- ghain
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noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Ghent
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noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- genre
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noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- ganef
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noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- Niger
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- EGRET
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noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- anti-
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- Range
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Ranee
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- anth-
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- ante-
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- their
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- frith
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noun,
firth.
- anigh
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adverb,
nearby; close by.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- Garth
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noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- nitr-
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- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Angie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
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- night
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noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- anger
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noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- garni
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adjective,
garnished.
- giant
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noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- THREE
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noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- Iran.
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- Herat
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noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- hier-
-
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- aerie
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noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Hagen
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noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- Herne
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noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- aeri-
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- Aegir
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noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- treen
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noun,
treenware.
- Harte
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noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- hater
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noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- grith
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noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- Hearn
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noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- heart
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noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- trig.
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- Henri
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noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Henie
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noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- triga
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noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Heian
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adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- 30-30
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- hinge
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noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Thira
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noun,
Thera.
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- intr.
-
- agree
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verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- Frege
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noun,
(Friedrich Ludwig) Gottlob [gawt-lohp] /ˈgɔt loʊp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1925, German mathematician and logician.
- girth
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noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- tiger
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noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Tigre
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noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- graft
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noun,
Horticulture.
a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
the plant resulting from such an operation; the united stock and scion.
the place where the scion is inserted.
- grain
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- agent
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noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Grant
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noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grift
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noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- tinge
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noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- afrit
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noun,
afreet.
- grate
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- infer
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- afire
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adjective,
on fire:
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Green
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noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- greet
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verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- Greta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- grief
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noun,
keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Heine
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noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- Fanti
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noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- Ernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- henge
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noun,
a Neolithic monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and ditch and often containing additional features including one or more circles of upright stone or wood pillars: probably used for ritual purposes or for marking astronomical events, as solstices and equinoxes.
- feria
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- eaten
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- eager
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noun,
eagre.
- renga
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noun,
linked verse.
- feint
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- Earth
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- feign
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verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- reni-
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- Terah
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noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- rente
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Thane
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noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- terne
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noun,
terne metal.
- Rhein
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noun,
the Rhine.
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- rhet.
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- Ethan
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- rhin-
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- Faith
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noun,
confidence or trust in a person or thing:
- ether
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noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- eagre
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noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- rhine
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noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- faint
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noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Fagin
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noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- reign
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- tera-
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- right
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noun,
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral:
- Firth
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noun,
a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- eight
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noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- enate
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- fight
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noun,
a battle or combat.
- targe
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- arith
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- Regan
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- thegn
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noun,
thane.
- Arete
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Thare
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noun,
Terah.
- Regin
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noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- rathe
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adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Finer
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noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Regt.
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- engr.
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- feti-
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- Teena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- refit
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noun,
an act of refitting.
- Tena
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noun,
Koyukon.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Tarn
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tire
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ten.
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- teen
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noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Ring
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noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rina
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noun,
a female given name.
- hent
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verb (used with object),
to seize.
- ter.
-
- Inf.
-
- Tare
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- tref
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adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- tanh
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- 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.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- hgt.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- ign.
-
- tri-
-
- inae
-
- thi-
-
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Reg.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- NIRA
-
- the-
-
- NTIA
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- ref.
-
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Neh.
-
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Ire.
-
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- 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.
- int.
-
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- 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.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Nah.
-
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- 1080
-
- tRNA
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- frag
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fin.
-
- fig.
-
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- FERA
-
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Ger.
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- fth.
-
- frt.
-
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- agit
-
- Arg.
-
- ant.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- agr.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- afr-
-
- Afgh
-
- AFGE
-
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- art.
-
- Fang
-
noun,
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Fahr
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eth.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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).
- Eng.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- EFTA
-
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Graf
-
noun,
Stephanie Maria ("Steffi") born 1969, German tennis player.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Hag.
-
- haft
-
noun,
a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- ghee
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gift
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heft
-
noun,
weight; heaviness:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- EHF
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ehr
-
- ier
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ETR
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ef-
-
- EEG
-
- hr.
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- RNA
-
- en-
-
- eir
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ERT
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ht.
-
- RTF
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- HRE
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ene
-
- Ia.
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- tfr
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Tng
-
- Agt
-
- TIA
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- 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.
- Agh
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- tr.
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- tra
-
- AEF
-
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- trf
-
- TRH
-
- an.
-
- ag-
-
- Af.
-
- AHE
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- at.
-
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- TGN
-
- th-
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Eg.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- hf.
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANG
-
- ANF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- NRA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAF
-
- ITA
-
- ft.
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Ga.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- FRG
-
- Ir.
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- REA
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- nr.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- NHA
-
- gi.
-
- NHG
-
- NHI
-
- NIA
-
- GHA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- NIH
-
- ite
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RFE
-
- Gr.
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- RFA
-
- ine
-
- 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.
- grf
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- RFI
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- ing
-
- FET
-
- gre
-
- in.
-
- Fia
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- INH
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FHA
-
- fgn
-
- gt.
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NH
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- GH
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- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- rg
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- N.
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- TN
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IG
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- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NF
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- NG
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- NI
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- fn
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- FE
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- t.
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- HG
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- h.
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- GN
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- fg
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- RN
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- TG
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- RI
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- RH
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- G.
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- i.
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- RF
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.