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- gas-fitter
-
noun,
a person who installs gas pipes and apparatus in buildings.
- first-rate
-
adverb,
very well.
- firestorm
-
noun,
an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.
- retrofits
-
noun,
something that has been retrofitted.
- frottages
-
noun,
a technique in the visual arts of obtaining textural effects or images by rubbing lead, chalk, charcoal, etc., over paper laid on a granular or relieflike surface.
Compare rubbing (def 2).
- garrottes
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- aftermost
-
adjective,
Nautical. farthest aft; aftmost:
- reformist
-
noun,
a person who advocates or practices reform; reformer.
- rotifers
-
noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- isograft
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noun,
syngraft.
- rostrate
-
adjective,
furnished with a rostrum.
- rotaries
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- grograms
-
noun,
a coarse fabric of silk, of silk and mohair or wool, or of wool, formerly in use.
- armorist
-
noun,
a person who is an expert at heraldry.
- armories
-
noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- Streator
-
noun,
a city in N Illinois.
- foremast
-
noun,
the mast nearest the bow in all vessels having two or more masts.
- mistreat
-
verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- fromages
-
noun,
cheese1 (defs 1, 2).
- armoires
-
noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- fritters
-
noun,
a small piece, fragment, or shred.
- Rotifera
-
noun,
the phylum or class comprising the rotifers.
- armigers
-
noun,
a person entitled to armorial bearings.
- trigrams
-
noun,
a sequence of three adjacent letters or symbols.
- grattoir
-
noun,
a flaked stone implement, usually Upper Paleolithic, retouched at the end and used probably for working wood or cleaning hides; scraper.
- teratism
-
noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- formates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of formic acid.
- mortgage
-
noun,
a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- ragtimes
-
noun,
rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
- sterigma
-
noun,
a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or especially a basidiospore.
- fratries
-
noun,
frater2 .
- grifters
-
noun,
a person who operates a side show at a circus, fair, etc., especially a gambling attraction.
- triggers
-
noun,
a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon.
- frottage
-
noun,
a technique in the visual arts of obtaining textural effects or images by rubbing lead, chalk, charcoal, etc., over paper laid on a granular or relieflike surface.
Compare rubbing (def 2).
- garrotes
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- arterio-
-
- gasiform
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adjective,
having the form of gas; gaseous.
- garrotte
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- Magritte
-
noun,
René [French ruh-ney] /French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Belgian painter.
- retiform
-
adjective,
netlike; reticulate.
- Tristram
-
noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, whose love for Iseult, wife of King Mark, is the subject of many romances.
- migrates
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verb (used without object),
to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate.
Antonyms: remain.
- garottes
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- aeriform
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adjective,
having the form or nature of air; gaseous.
- rearmost
-
adjective,
farthest in the rear; last.
- tritomas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- Maggiore
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).
- retrofit
-
noun,
something that has been retrofitted.
- ergotism
-
noun,
a condition caused by eating rye or some other grain that is infected with ergot fungus or by taking an overdose of a medicine containing ergot, characterized by cramps, spasms, and a form of gangrene.
- setiform
-
adjective,
bristle-shaped; setaceous.
- targets
-
noun,
an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- Farmers
-
noun,
a person who farms; person who operates a farm or cultivates land.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- imagoes
-
noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- fatties
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- strato-
-
- stratig
-
- firearm
-
noun,
a small arms weapon, as a rifle or pistol, from which a projectile is fired by gunpowder.
- titfers
-
noun,
hat.
- moggies
-
noun,
a cat.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- maftirs
-
noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- egotist
-
noun,
a conceited, boastful person.
- isogram
-
noun,
a line representing equality with respect to a given variable, used to relate points on maps, charts, etc.
- egotism
-
noun,
excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness.
- rafters
-
noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- faggots
-
noun,
fagot.
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- ragtime
-
noun,
rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- termors
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- isagoge
-
noun,
an introduction, especially a scholarly introduction to a field of study or research.
- rotifer
-
noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- remoras
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- formers
-
noun,
a person or thing that forms or serves to form.
- strati-
-
- garotes
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- starter
-
noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- gragers
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noun,
a noise-making device, typically a small container filled with pellets and fitted with a handle, used by children each time Haman's name is said during the traditional reading of the Book of Esther on Purim.
- stagger
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verb (used without object),
to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- re-form
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verb (used with or without object),
to form again.
- gaiters
-
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).
- gameto-
-
- Gorgias
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noun,
c483–c375 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- gorgets
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noun,
a patch on the throat of a bird or other animal, distinguished by its color, texture, etc.
- gargets
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.
- garotte
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- fromage
-
noun,
cheese1 (defs 1, 2).
- garrets
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noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Garrett
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gerald.
- garrote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- ratters
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- gastro-
-
- goiters
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- Georgia
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noun,
a state in the SE United States. 58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). Capital: Atlanta.
Abbreviation: GA (for use with zip code), Ga.
- smatter
-
noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- sigmate
-
adjective,
having the form of the Greek sigma or the letter S.
- gisarme
-
noun,
guisarme.
- graters
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- stearo-
-
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- marries
-
verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- storage
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noun,
the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
- foggers
-
noun,
a device that spreads a chemical, as an insecticide, in the form of a fog.
- stomate
-
noun,
stoma (def 1).
- grogram
-
noun,
a coarse fabric of silk, of silk and mohair or wool, or of wool, formerly in use.
- stomat-
-
- forages
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noun,
food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- forearm
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noun,
Anatomy. the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
- forgets
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Idioms,
forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.
- formate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of formic acid.
- formats
-
noun,
the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves.
Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- Forrest
-
noun,
Edwin, 1806–72, U.S. actor.
- fritter
-
noun,
a small piece, fragment, or shred.
- Forseti
-
noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- Forster
-
noun,
E(dward) M(organ) 1879–1970, English novelist.
- forties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- fraters
-
noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- grifter
-
noun,
a person who operates a side show at a circus, fair, etc., especially a gambling attraction.
- stertor
-
noun,
a heavy snoring sound accompanying respiration in certain diseases.
- mortars
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- frigate
-
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.
- 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.
- steato-
-
- ritters
-
noun,
a knight.
- rotters
-
noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- arteri-
-
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- retorts
-
noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- migrate
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verb (used without object),
to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate.
Antonyms: remain.
- Tritoma
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- armrest
-
noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- traitor
-
noun,
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
- armoire
-
noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- 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.
- armiger
-
noun,
a person entitled to armorial bearings.
- Amorite
-
noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- riggers
-
noun,
a person who rigs.
- aristo-
-
- trimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- triform
-
adjective,
formed of three parts; in three divisions.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- trigger
-
noun,
a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon.
- metrist
-
noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- trigram
-
noun,
a sequence of three adjacent letters or symbols.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- orgeats
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- matters
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- aftmost
-
adjective,
aftermost (def 1).
- Megaris
-
noun,
a district in ancient Greece, between the Gulf of Corinth and Saronic Gulf.
- mirages
-
noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- gorget
-
noun,
a patch on the throat of a bird or other animal, distinguished by its color, texture, etc.
- gamet-
-
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- afters
-
- omegas
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- Morris
-
noun,
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- fitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that fits.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- ormers
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- Gorges
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- retort
-
noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- iatro-
-
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- femto-
-
- Garret
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Fermat
-
noun,
Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1601–65, French mathematician.
- fermis
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- Strega
-
- ferri-
-
- ferro-
-
- retro-
-
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- refrig
-
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- garget
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- fogger
-
noun,
a device that spreads a chemical, as an insecticide, in the form of a fog.
- forage
-
noun,
food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- Foggia
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy.
- grater
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- stigma
-
noun,
a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
- seggar
-
noun, verb (used with object),
sagger.
- grifts
-
noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- frames
-
noun,
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- Fraser
-
noun,
James Earle, 1876–1953, U.S. sculptor.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- frater
-
noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- rigger
-
noun,
a person who rigs.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Grimes
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- 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.).
- aggers
-
noun,
Also called double tide. Oceanography.
a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again.
a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
- friers
-
noun,
fryer.
- gregos
-
noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- stego-
-
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- aggros
-
noun,
aggressiveness, especially that of an urban youth gang or gang member.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- Greats
-
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- fogies
-
noun,
an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, especially one who is intellectually dull (usually preceded by old):
- forges
-
noun,
a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
- fogram
-
noun,
an old-fashioned or overly conservative person; fogy.
- gaiter
-
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).
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- treasr
-
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- forams
-
noun,
foraminifer.
- ageism
-
noun,
discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
- amigos
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- rigors
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- forgat
-
verb,
a simple past tense of forget.
- mortar
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- forget
-
Idioms,
forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- format
-
noun,
the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves.
Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- tremor
-
noun,
involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- former
-
noun,
a person or thing that forms or serves to form.
- grafts
-
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.
- formes
-
noun,
form (def 30).
- grager
-
noun,
a noise-making device, typically a small container filled with pellets and fitted with a handle, used by children each time Haman's name is said during the traditional reading of the Book of Esther on Purim.
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- images
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- totems
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- metro-
-
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Rafter
-
noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- maggot
-
noun,
a soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies.
- mottes
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Maggie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- mirage
-
noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- egoism
-
noun,
the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism).
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- maftir
-
noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- tetra-
-
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- remora
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Rogers
-
noun,
Bernard, 1893–1968, U.S. composer.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- gofers
-
noun,
an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- 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.
- Reform
-
noun,
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.:
- MOSFET
-
noun,
Electronics. metal oxide semiconducter field-effect transistor.
- gemots
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a legislative or judicial assembly.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- magots
-
noun,
Barbary ape.
- masto-
-
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- gigots
-
noun,
a leg-of-mutton sleeve.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- motets
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- Margot
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Margie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- marges
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- orgasm
-
noun,
the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- astro-
-
- togate
-
adjective,
dressed in a toga.
- Ritter
-
noun,
a knight.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- 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.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- maigre
-
adjective,
containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- titfer
-
noun,
hat.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- ergots
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- termor
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- etrogs
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Farmer
-
noun,
a person who farms; person who operates a farm or cultivates land.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- rotter
-
noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- regift
-
noun,
an unwanted gift that is given away.
- tarso-
-
- gastr-
-
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- faggot
-
noun,
fagot.
- matri-
-
- irreg.
-
- fagots
-
noun,
a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Gorgas
-
noun,
William Crawford, 1854–1920, U.S. physician and epidemiologist: chief sanitary officer of the Panama Canal 1904–13; surgeon general of the U.S. Army 1914–18.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- terat-
-
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- somat-
-
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- sagger
-
noun,
a box or case made of refractory baked clay in which the finer ceramic wares are enclosed and protected while baking.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- target
-
noun,
an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Garter
-
noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- ratter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- goiter
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- girts
-
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.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- gorge
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- gismo
-
noun,
a gadget or device:
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Sigma
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- gofer
-
noun,
an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
- gotta
-
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Gomer
-
noun,
an undesirable hospital patient.
- graft
-
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.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- seti-
-
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- 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.
- sero-
-
- miso-
-
- gram.
-
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- grams
-
noun,
a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
- restr
-
- 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.
- metr-
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- 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.
- Regt.
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- regma
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- matr-
-
- Matt.
-
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- mast-
-
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Marge
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- marg.
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- magot
-
noun,
Barbary ape.
- Magog
-
noun,
a people descended from Japheth. Gen. 10:2; Ezek. 38, 39.
Compare Gog and Magog.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Mages
-
noun,
a magician.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- semi-
-
- grime
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- mero-
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Meigs
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Meigs.
- grigs
-
noun,
a cricket or grasshopper.
- meso-
-
- grift
-
noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- Grieg
-
noun,
Edvard [ed-vahrd;; Norwegian ed-vahrt] /ˈɛd vɑrd;; Norwegian ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1843–1907, Norwegian composer.
- grief
-
noun,
keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- meta-
-
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- grego
-
noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Grofe
-
noun,
Ferde [fur-dee] /ˈfɜr di/ (Show IPA), (Ferdinand Rudolf von Grofé) 1892–1972, U.S. composer.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- imago
-
noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- image
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- IATSE
-
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- mega-
-
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 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).
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- groma
-
noun,
an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- grogs
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Oreg.
-
- motif
-
noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- tofts
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- 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).
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- 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.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- atto-
-
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ogams
-
noun,
ogham.
- atmo-
-
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- oste-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- asgmt
-
- 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.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- 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.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tears
-
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- tera-
-
- term.
-
- tiger
-
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.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- ergo-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- terr.
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- 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.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- 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.
- fagot
-
noun,
a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- agro-
-
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- orig.
-
- aggro
-
noun,
aggressiveness, especially that of an urban youth gang or gang member.
- Aggie
-
noun,
agate (def 2).
- agger
-
noun,
Also called double tide. Oceanography.
a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again.
a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Afro-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 30-30
-
- trig.
-
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- arrgt
-
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- 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.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- omega
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- areo-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- toti-
-
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- treas
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amigo
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Amer.
-
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Faggi
-
noun,
Alfeo [al-fey-oh;; Italian ahl-fe-aw] /ælˈfeɪ oʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1966, U.S. sculptor, born in Italy.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Frits
-
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.
- Srta.
-
- gages
-
noun,
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Stagg
-
noun,
Amos Alonzo, 1862–1965, U.S. football coach.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Msgr.
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stat.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- frore
-
adjective,
frozen; frosty.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- MSFor
-
- Fris.
-
- frigs
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- Frigg
-
noun,
wife of Odin and chief of the goddesses.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- frier
-
noun,
fryer.
- friar
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ster.
-
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Frame
-
noun,
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- frags
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gamer
-
noun,
a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- gigot
-
noun,
a leg-of-mutton sleeve.
- giga-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- gifts
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- rears
-
- sito-
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- getas
-
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.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- games
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- geom.
-
- geog.
-
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- gemot
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a legislative or judicial assembly.
- gears
-
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:
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- gamo-
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stge.
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- feti-
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Fermi
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- farms
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Farro
-
noun,
emmer.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- fears
-
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.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Fargo
-
noun,
William George, 1818–81, U.S. businessman: pioneered in express shipping and banking.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fames
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- fort.
-
- forms
-
- forme
-
noun,
form (def 30).
- forge
-
noun,
a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- fore-
-
- foram
-
noun,
foraminifer.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- fomes
-
noun,
any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- Foism
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- stome
-
- foams
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- 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.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- firms
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- fires
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ref.
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Reg.
-
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- regr
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 1080
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ter.
-
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Tasm
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- str.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stg.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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.
- TSgt
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- trit
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tri-
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Tit.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- org.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rom.
-
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Sam.
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- 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).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- smog
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Sig.
-
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sem.
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- met.
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ergs
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- fam.
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- fags
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- Ire.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grig
-
noun,
a cricket or grasshopper.
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gro.
-
- grog
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- 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.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- gres
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- mag.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- iso-
-
- emia
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Fri.
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- 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.
- EFTA
-
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Greg
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gregory.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- Ger.
-
- geo-
-
- 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:
- GATT
-
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gars
-
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.
- garg
-
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- FOIA
-
- for.
-
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- 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.
- FRGS
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- FROG
-
noun,
any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- Frs.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- frag
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Gage
-
noun,
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
- gags
-
noun,
something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- 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.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- goaf
-
noun,
gob1 (def 3).
- FERA
-
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- fem.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Graf
-
noun,
Stephanie Maria ("Steffi") born 1969, German tennis player.
- gras
-
- Gmat
-
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- 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.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- firs
-
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.
- fig.
-
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- 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.
- GIGO
-
noun,
a rule of thumb stating that when faulty data are fed into a computer, the information that emerges will also be faulty.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- gigs
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- 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.
- meas
-
- eggs
-
noun,
the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- 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.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- MSIE
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- MSgt
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- MSAE
-
- amt.
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- Arg.
-
- mtge
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- ARIS
-
- mogs
-
noun,
moggy.
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- arr.
-
- 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.
- mtg.
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- afr-
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- aer-
-
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- aet.
-
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- AFGE
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ages
-
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:
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agit
-
- agog
-
adverb,
in a state of eager desire; excitedly.
- agr.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- agst
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- mis-
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- art.
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- ates
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- atm.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ator
-
- att.
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- ASME
-
- 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.
- ASTM
-
- mes-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- 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.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- AFS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- 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:
- fm.
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- FIO
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- 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.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- AGM
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Agt
-
- ef-
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- at.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AFM
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- EOM
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- TSE
-
- FRG
-
- Am.
-
- Af.
-
- ag-
-
- STI
-
- EAM
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- STM
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- FOT
-
- FOS
-
- 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.
- ae.
-
- AEF
-
- Eg.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TMO
-
- fog
-
noun,
a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility.
Compare ice fog, mist, smog.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ARS
-
- ast
-
- fo.
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- ase
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FAO
-
- EMT
-
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- EOF
-
- ETS
-
- 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.
- ETO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- aor
-
- Fia
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- FET
-
- trf
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- egg
-
noun,
the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- AME
-
- 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:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ASI
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ASM
-
- eir
-
- TIA
-
- tfr
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- AMS
-
- tra
-
- EIS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tr.
-
- EMF
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- SMA
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- 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.
- MFT
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- RFA
-
- MGr
-
- MGT
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- MFS
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MIT
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- MOI
-
- MOR
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- MFR
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- ROG
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- FSA
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- 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.
- ROI
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- MFG
-
- Mao
-
- ROA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- MFA
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ist
-
- ote
-
- of-
-
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- OFr
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- OEM
-
- ot-
-
- OIr
-
- ose
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- OMS
-
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.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- MRA
-
- MTF
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- REA
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSF
-
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- MSI
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- OFM
-
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Mo.
-
- ISR
-
- gre
-
- GMT
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Sgt
-
- sfm
-
- Gog
-
noun,
a chief prince of Meshech and Tubal who came from Magog. Ezek. 38–39.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gr.
-
- 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).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- grf
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- se-
-
- GSA
-
- GSR
-
- gt.
-
- GTO
-
- GTS
-
- GTT
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- io-
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- FSR
-
- ft.
-
- Ga.
-
- 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.
- gi.
-
- Gag
-
noun,
something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- SOF
-
- Ges
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ggr
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- gig
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ia.
-
- rt.
-
- IAS
-
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- RSE
-
- 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.
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Ir.
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- IOT
-
- TTS
-
- IGM
-
- ior
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAR
-
- ier
-
- IMF
-
- IOF
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- RF
-
- MG
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- RI
-
- AO
-
- GM
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- i.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- G.
-
- 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.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TT
-
- f.
-
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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- rg
-
- t.
-
- SF
-
- TM
-
- MF
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TG
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OG
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- IG
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- fg
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- FE
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- SM
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- SG
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- RO
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- SA
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- GG
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- S.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OA
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