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- God-fearing
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adjective,
deeply respectful or fearful of God.
- good-faith
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noun,
accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc. (usually preceded by in):
- to-and-fro
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noun,
a continuous or regular movement backward and forward; an alternating movement, flux, flow, etc.:
- good-night
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noun,
a farewell or leave-taking:
- Agrigento
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noun,
a city in S Italy.
- godfather
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noun,
a man who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.
- threadfin
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noun,
any spiny-rayed fishes of the family Polynemidae, having the lower part of the pectoral fin composed of numerous, separate, filamentous rays.
- goitrogen
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noun,
any goiter-producing substance, as thiouracil.
- gathering
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noun,
an assembly or meeting.
- foregoing
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adjective,
previously stated, written, or occurring; preceding:
- earth-god
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noun,
a god of fertility and vegetation.
- rhodonite
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noun,
a mineral, manganese metasilicate, MnSiO 3 , occurring usually in rose-red masses, sometimes used as an ornamental stone; manganese spar.
- antihero
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noun,
a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like.
- footgear
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noun,
covering for the feet, as shoes, boots, etc.
- frontage
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noun,
the front of a building or lot.
- Giordano
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noun,
Luca [loo-kuh;; Italian loo-kah] /ˈlu kə;; Italian ˈlu kɑ/ (Show IPA), ("Luca Fapresto") 1632–1705, Italian painter.
- rigadoon
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noun,
a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- hoarding
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noun,
the act of a person who hoards.
- frighten
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verb (used with object),
to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- goatherd
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noun,
a person who tends goats.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- argento-
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- Theodora
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noun,
a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
- forehand
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noun,
(in tennis, squash, etc.) a forehand stroke.
- Fredonia
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noun,
a town in W New York.
- Tandoori
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noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- grafting
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noun,
graft1 (def 2).
- rogation
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noun,
Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- ornitho-
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- foraging
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noun,
the acquisition of food by hunting, fishing, or the gathering of plant matter.
- ingather
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verb (used with object),
to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- gradient
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noun,
the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- dogfight
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noun,
a violent fight between dogs.
- geronto-
-
- Georgian
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noun,
a person, especially a writer, of either of the Georgian periods in England.
- Dorothea
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”.
- Herodian
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noun,
a partisan of the house of Herod.
- drafting
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noun,
mechanical drawing.
- fagoting
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noun,
an openwork decoration of fabric in which thread is drawn in crisscross stitches across an open seam.
- far-gone
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adjective,
remote.
- farthing
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- driftage
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noun,
the action or an amount of drifting.
- hangfire
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noun,
a delay in the detonation of gunpowder or other ammunition, caused by some defect in the fuze.
- dragonet
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noun,
any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- Georgina
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noun,
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- Grafton
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noun,
Sue, born 1940, U.S. detective novelist.
- hot-dog
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noun,
a frankfurter.
- rafting
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noun,
the sport of traveling on rivers and streams by raft.
- grained
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Rhetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- antero-
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- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- hernio-
-
- foghorn
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noun,
a deep, loud horn for sounding warning signals in foggy weather, as to ships.
- red-hot
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noun,
a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause.
- Another
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pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- hearing
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noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- red-hat
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noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- hagride
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verb (used with object),
to afflict with worry, dread, need, or the like; torment.
- tandoor
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noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- fag-end
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noun,
the last part or very end of something:
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- Reading
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noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- fade-in
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noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- Rhodian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Rhodes.
- footage
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noun,
length or extent in feet:
- rootage
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noun,
the act of taking root.
- roofing
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noun,
the act of covering with a roof.
- honored
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noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- hordein
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noun,
a simple protein of the prolamin class, found in barley grain.
- hangdog
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noun,
Archaic. a degraded, contemptible person.
- grating
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noun,
a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening to exclude persons, animals, coarse material, or objects while admitting light, air, or fine material.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- Hanford
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noun,
a city in central California.
- fighter
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noun,
a boxer; pugilist.
- Horatio
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noun,
a male given name.
- Harding
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noun,
Chester, 1792–1866, U.S. portrait painter.
- firedog
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noun,
andiron.
- 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.
- oregano
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- ergotin
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noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- ornith-
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- heading
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noun,
something that serves as a head, top, or front.
- engraft
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verb (used with object),
Horticulture. to insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for propagation:
- hornito
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noun,
a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.
- head-on
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adverb,
with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
- organo-
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- hot-air
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noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- headrig
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noun,
(in a sawmill) the carriage and saw used in cutting a log into slabs.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- defiant
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adjective,
characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging:
- gadroon
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noun,
Architecture. an elaborately carved or indented convex molding.
- frigate
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noun,
a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and heavily armed on one or two decks.
- dog-ear
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noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- Gironde
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noun,
an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 miles (72 km) long.
- gigaton
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noun,
one billion tons. Abbreviation: GT.
- toheroa
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noun,
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
- aneroid
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- fronto-
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- Gigante
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plural noun,
huge monsters, the children of Gaea, who fought the Olympians but were defeated by them.
- doggone
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adverb,
Also, doggoned. damned:
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- tornado
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noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- Goering
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noun,
Hermann Wilhelm [her-mahn vil-helm,, hur-muh n wil-helm;; German her-mahn vil-helm] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm,, ˈhɜr mən ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), Göring, Hermann Wilhelm.
- gahnite
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noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- 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.
- tragion
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- Dragoon
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noun,
(especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
- Negrito
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- genitor
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- dragnet
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noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- genito-
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- Negroid
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noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- trigone
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noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- niggard
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noun,
an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.
- gearing
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noun,
an assembly of parts, especially a train of gears, for transmitting and modifying motion and torque in a machine.
- odonate
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noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- frontad
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adverb,
toward the front.
- freight
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noun,
goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- foreign
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adjective,
of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native:
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- indraft
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noun,
an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
- therian
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noun,
a therian animal.
- forging
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noun,
an act or instance of forging.
- Gordian
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Idioms,
cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
- footing
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noun,
the basis or foundation on which anything is established.
- ingraft
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verb (used with object),
engraft.
- fordone
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adjective,
exhausted with fatigue.
- odorant
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noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- indoor
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adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- hogtie
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verb (used with object),
to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- dreigh
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adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- nagger
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noun,
nag1 (def 5).
- Hoenir
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noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- Dragon
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noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- Igorot
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noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- hoiden
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noun,
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- eroto-
-
- Indore
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noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- doting
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noun,
decay of wood.
- hogget
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noun,
hog (def 5).
- hogger
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noun,
a person or thing that hogs.
- ethion
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noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- ethrog
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noun,
etrog.
- edging
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noun,
something that forms or is placed along an edge or border.
- gather
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noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- dotage
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noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- Dothan
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noun,
a city in SE Alabama.
- ethnog
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- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- ethno-
-
- editor
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noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- honied
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noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- inroad
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- inter.
-
- hornet
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noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- horned
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noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- intoed
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adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- Horite
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noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- inorg.
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- Horgan
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noun,
Paul, 1903–95, U.S. novelist and historian.
- Horton
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noun,
a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- intra-
-
- engird
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verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- hooter
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noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- intro.
-
- Honora
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noun,
a female given name.
- infra-
-
- hoofer
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noun,
a professional dancer, especially a tap dancer.
- enroot
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- drongo
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noun,
any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
- Hotien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- hoofed
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noun,
the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.
- hoodie
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noun,
Also, hoody. Informal. a hooded sweatshirt, sweater, or jacket.
- iodate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- iatro-
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- Hornie
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noun,
Satan.
- infare
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- indef.
-
- Groote
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noun,
Gerhard [Dutch khey-rahrt;; English gair-hahrt] /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt;; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Gerardus Magnus) 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
- Hindoo
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noun,
Hindu.
- forget
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Idioms,
forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.
- Frieda
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noun,
a female given name.
- fridge
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noun,
a refrigerator.
- goiter
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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.
- Gondar
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noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- goodie
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noun,
Usually, goodies. something especially attractive or pleasing, especially cake, cookies, or candy.
- goonda
-
noun,
a rogue or hoodlum.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- forgot
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of forget.
- Gordon
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noun,
Charles George ("Chinese Gordon"; "Gordon Pasha") 1833–85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.
- fright
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noun,
sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
- forgat
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verb,
a simple past tense of forget.
- forego
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verb (used with object),
forgo.
- foredo
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verb (used with object),
fordo.
- gorged
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noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- forage
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noun,
food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- gorget
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noun,
a patch on the throat of a bird or other animal, distinguished by its color, texture, etc.
- Gorgon
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noun,
Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
- footie
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noun,
footsie.
- footer
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noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- Friend
-
noun,
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- fringe
-
noun,
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- Goring
-
noun,
the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.
- ganger
-
noun,
a foreman of a gang of laborers.
- gating
-
noun,
the process by which a channel in a cell membrane opens or closes.
- 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.
- Gehrig
-
noun,
Henry Louis ("Lou") 1903–41, U.S. baseball player.
- Garnet
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- garget
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of the udder of a cow; bovine mastitis.
- genit.
-
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- Garden
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- Gentoo
-
noun,
a Hindu.
- Ginger
-
noun,
a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine.
Compare ginger family.
- Gandhi
-
noun,
Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- Gander
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noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- 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).
- gaited
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noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Gadite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Gad.
- gadget
-
noun,
a mechanical contrivance or device; any ingenious article.
- Gideon
-
noun,
Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.
- gifted
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- footed
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- Gorton
-
noun,
John Grey, 1911–2002, Australian political leader: prime minister 1968–71.
- hinder
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- hedron
-
- hairdo
-
noun,
the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
- Fedora
-
noun,
a soft felt hat with a curled brim, worn with the crown creased lengthwise.
- haired
-
adjective,
having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- hanger
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- Father
-
noun,
a male parent.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- fantod
-
noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- Fangio
-
noun,
Juan Manuel [wahn man-wel;; Spanish hwahn mah-nwel] /ˈwɑn mænˈwɛl;; Spanish ˈʰwɑn mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1911–1995, Argentine racing-car driver.
- hagged
-
adjective,
haglike.
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- Hegira
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- Hering
-
noun,
Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- faggot
-
noun,
fagot.
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- hiero-
-
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hagio-
-
- hagdon
-
noun,
any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
- foodie
-
noun,
a person keenly interested in food, especially in eating or cooking.
- grani-
-
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- Foggia
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy.
- fogger
-
noun,
a device that spreads a chemical, as an insecticide, in the form of a fog.
- fogdog
-
noun,
a bright spot sometimes seen in a fog bank.
- foetor
-
noun,
fetor.
- foetid
-
adjective,
fetid.
- grand-
-
- Grande
-
noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- Grange
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a country house or large farmhouse with its various farm buildings (usually in house names):
- grano-
-
- hadron
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- Granth
-
noun,
the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- finger
-
noun,
any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- finder
-
noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- fidget
-
noun,
Often, fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient.
- gringo
-
noun,
a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously).
- nigger
-
noun,
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
- Groton
-
noun,
a city in SE Connecticut.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Grodno
-
noun,
a city in W Byelorussia (Belarus), on the Niemen River: formerly in Poland.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- dahoon
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Ilex cassine, of the southern U.S., having flat, leathery, dark green leaves and red or yellow fruits in large clusters.
- dagger
-
noun,
a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- rhino-
-
- rhodo-
-
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- righto
-
interjection,
(used to express understanding or assent).
- aright
-
adverb,
rightly; correctly; properly:
- regift
-
noun,
an unwanted gift that is given away.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- dehorn
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- ortho-
-
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- denti-
-
- radio-
-
- ragged
-
noun,
British. an act of ragging.
- dehort
-
verb (used with object),
to try to dissuade.
- ranged
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- defang
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the fangs of:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- redfin
-
noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- ringed
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- orogen
-
noun,
an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- aeron.
-
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- adrift
-
adjective, adverb,
floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored:
- adreno
-
- adren-
-
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- Adighe
-
noun,
Adygei.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- adeno-
-
- tranfd
-
- 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.
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- trogon
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- andro-
-
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- antho-
-
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- angio-
-
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- agron.
-
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- thoron
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- throng
-
noun,
a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- ageing
-
noun,
aging.
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- driegh
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- Ogaden
-
noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- nitro-
-
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- dither
-
noun,
a trembling; vibration.
- Oregon
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem.
Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- noodge
-
noun,
a person who nudges; pest.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- dinger
-
noun,
humdinger.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Digger
-
noun,
a person or an animal that digs.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- orihon
-
noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Dogger
-
noun,
a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- Goth.
-
- third
-
noun,
a third part, especially of one (1/3).
- thong
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- gono-
-
- gonif
-
noun,
ganef.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- thing
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Going
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; departure:
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- go-go
-
adverb,
as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore:
- gofer
-
noun,
an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
- thio-
-
- Iran.
-
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tera-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- gorge
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- thegn
-
noun,
thane.
- teno-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- iodo-
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- theo-
-
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- theor
-
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- THIEF
-
noun,
a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- geoid
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- geog.
-
- Neth.
-
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- geod.
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- nitr-
-
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- trig.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- godet
-
noun,
a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness.
Compare gore3 (def 1), gusset (def 1).
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- noto-
-
- girth
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- gigot
-
noun,
a leg-of-mutton sleeve.
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- tonia
-
- giga-
-
- tono-
-
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Ghent
-
noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Herod
-
noun,
("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Idaho
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise.
Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- ideo-
-
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- ordn.
-
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- Oreg.
-
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Indo-
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Regt.
-
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- Orth.
-
- horde
-
noun,
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Hondo
-
noun,
Honshu.
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Hond.
-
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- Hogan
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- hier-
-
- orig.
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Hofer
-
noun,
Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), 1767–1810, Tyrolese patriot.
- Hofei
-
noun,
Hefei.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- hort.
-
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- Hind.
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- reni-
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- 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.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- right
-
noun,
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral:
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- grego
-
noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- oidea
-
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- grief
-
noun,
keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- intr.
-
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- Grieg
-
noun,
Edvard [ed-vahrd;; Norwegian ed-vahrt] /ˈɛd vɑrd;; Norwegian ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1843–1907, Norwegian composer.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- retd.
-
- onto-
-
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- rhet.
-
- rhin-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- night
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- rhoea
-
- 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.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- Groot
-
noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Grofe
-
noun,
Ferde [fur-dee] /ˈfɜr di/ (Show IPA), (Ferdinand Rudolf von Grofé) 1892–1972, U.S. composer.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- grith
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- 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.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- rhod-
-
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- fetid
-
adjective,
having an offensive odor; stinking.
- feti-
-
- arith
-
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ation
-
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- feign
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- fated
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Fargo
-
noun,
William George, 1818–81, U.S. businessman: pioneered in express shipping and banking.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fango
-
noun,
clay or mud, especially a clay obtained from certain hot springs in Battaglio, Italy, used as a hot application in the treatment of certain diseases.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- 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:
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- Faith
-
noun,
confidence or trust in a person or thing:
- Fonda
-
noun,
an inn or restaurant.
- forgo
-
verb (used with object),
to abstain or refrain from; do without.
- forge
-
noun,
a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
- angi-
-
- fore-
-
- fordo
-
verb (used with object),
to do away with; kill; destroy.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Foote
-
noun,
Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- ante-
-
- fight
-
noun,
a battle or combat.
- anth-
-
- foehn
-
noun,
a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
- anti-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Firth
-
noun,
a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.
- fiord
-
noun,
fjord.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- areo-
-
- defog
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.).
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- edit.
-
- doeth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- doggo
-
Idioms,
lie doggo, British Slang. to keep out of sight; hide:
- dogie
-
noun,
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- Edith
-
noun,
a female given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “war.”.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- endo-
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- draft
-
noun,
a drawing, sketch, or design.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- drift
-
noun,
a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- engr.
-
- fagot
-
noun,
a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Fagin
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- 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.
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- fader
-
noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- dent.
-
- dhoti
-
noun,
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- diag.
-
- dight
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to dress; adorn.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- 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-
-
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- fort.
-
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Freda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- aeri-
-
- 30-30
-
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- aero-
-
- Afro-
-
- frond
-
noun,
an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Freon
-
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- 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.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- aden-
-
- Frigg
-
noun,
wife of Odin and chief of the goddesses.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- andr-
-
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- aggro
-
noun,
aggressiveness, especially that of an urban youth gang or gang member.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Fried
-
noun,
Alfred Hermann [al-frid hur-muh n;; German ahl-freyt her-mahn] /ˈæl frɪd ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈɑl freɪt ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Forth
-
noun,
Firth of, an arm of the North Sea, in SE Scotland: estuary of Forth River. 48 miles (77 km) long.
- froth
-
noun,
an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- 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.
- agro-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- ganef
-
noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- frith
-
noun,
firth.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- Aggie
-
noun,
agate (def 2).
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- 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.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Ont.
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Dino
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- org.
-
- oto-
-
- der.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- oro-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- dia-
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dif-
-
- dig.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Din.
-
- Afgh
-
- dir.
-
- AFGE
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- aet.
-
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- ord.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- aer-
-
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- not-
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- trid
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- neo-
-
- Neh.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- tRNA
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nah.
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- NADH
-
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- tron
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- tri-
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- NTIA
-
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- nogg
-
noun,
a shave for shaping dowels and handles.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- NIRA
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- OTOH
-
- 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.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Arg.
-
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- 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.
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- AInd
-
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- agr.
-
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- agog
-
adverb,
in a state of eager desire; excitedly.
- 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.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- RONA
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- ter.
-
- tanh
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ano-
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ant.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- thi-
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- 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.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- Aire
-
- the-
-
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- art.
-
- rad.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- dat.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- def.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- deft
-
adjective,
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever:
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- deg.
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- tion
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Den.
-
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- afr-
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- agit
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- ator
-
- DEng
-
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- regd
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Reg.
-
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- ref.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- daft
-
adjective,
senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- 1080
-
- FERA
-
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- FRED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Frederick.
- gon-
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- grig
-
noun,
a cricket or grasshopper.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- Gogo
-
noun,
à gogo.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frag
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- gong
-
noun,
a large bronze disk, of Asian origin, having an upturned rim, that produces a vibrant, hollow tone when struck, usually with a stick or hammer that has a padded head.
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fig.
-
- Good
-
noun,
profit or advantage; worth; benefit:
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Gogh
-
noun,
Vincent van [vin-suh nt van;; Dutch vin-sent vahn] /ˈvɪn sənt væn;; Dutch vɪnˈsɛnt vɑn/ (Show IPA), van Gogh, Vincent.
- Fahr
-
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- 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.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- 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.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- EDTA
-
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- goaf
-
noun,
gob1 (def 3).
- 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.
- FIDO
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Fri.
-
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- heft
-
noun,
weight; heaviness:
- Fang
-
noun,
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- EFTA
-
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- end-
-
- Eng.
-
- IOOF
-
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- food
-
noun,
any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- hgt.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Fong
-
noun,
Hiram L(eong) [lee-awng,, -ong] /liˈɔŋ,, -ˈɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1907–2004, U.S. lawyer and senator from Hawaii 1959–77.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- fond
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- Hogg
-
noun,
hog (def 5).
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Greg
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gregory.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Graf
-
noun,
Stephanie Maria ("Steffi") born 1969, German tennis player.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- FOIA
-
- fohn
-
noun,
foehn.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- Eth.
-
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- goog
-
noun,
an egg.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Fin.
-
- fado
-
noun,
a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
- hor.
-
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- goof
-
noun,
a foolish or stupid person.
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- hoof
-
noun,
the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.
- hood
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- FORD
-
noun,
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- for.
-
- Ind.
-
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- gang
-
noun,
a group or band:
- geo-
-
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Fed.
-
- Gage
-
noun,
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
- 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.
- fedn
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Inf.
-
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- iod-
-
- Hag.
-
- haft
-
noun,
a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- 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:
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- garg
-
- gtd.
-
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- int.
-
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fard
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- frt.
-
- GIGO
-
noun,
a rule of thumb stating that when faulty data are fed into a computer, the information that emerges will also be faulty.
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- 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.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- HEAO
-
- 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.
- 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.
- idae
-
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- gro.
-
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- inae
-
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- ign.
-
- grog
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- IndE
-
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- fth.
-
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- FET
-
- at.
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- RNA
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ard
-
- gre
-
- aor
-
- Fia
-
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- 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.
- FIO
-
- hr.
-
- rnd
-
- fgn
-
- FHA
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- gt.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROG
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- grf
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- ROA
-
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- GTO
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROI
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ior
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Ga.
-
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- gi.
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- ggr
-
- GHA
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- 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.
- Tng
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- ft.
-
- gig
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- 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:
- TID
-
- AEF
-
- Gag
-
noun,
something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- an.
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gde
-
- GDR
-
- Tro
-
- ad-
-
- Af.
-
- ag-
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Ar.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TRH
-
- trf
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADF
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ae.
-
- TIA
-
- Agh
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Gr.
-
- ANF
-
- 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.
- ANG
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- 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:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- foh
-
interjection,
faugh.
- 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.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Gog
-
noun,
a chief prince of Meshech and Tubal who came from Magog. Ezek. 38–39.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- Agt
-
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- FRG
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- FOT
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ThD
-
- th-
-
- TGN
-
- tfr
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- FDR
-
noun,
(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ht.
-
- OAO
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OED
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- ef-
-
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- HRE
-
- Doi
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- id.
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- EDT
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ide
-
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- OGO
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oid
-
- DNA
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- en-
-
- OHG
-
- eir
-
- DNR
-
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- of-
-
- OEO
-
- ODT
-
- Ehr
-
- EHF
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ONF
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ea.
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- ETD
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- INH
-
- eo-
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- DRE
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NAD
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Eg.
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- DRG
-
- DTh
-
- IRO
-
- IOF
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ir.
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ier
-
- NIA
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIH
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- NHI
-
- ead
-
- NHG
-
- NHA
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NFD
-
- ine
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Dr.
-
- 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.
- ing
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- ean
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- dit
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noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- OFr
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- ONI
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- DAE
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- rag
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noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- hf.
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- ONR
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- ret
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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.
- RAF
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- hid
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noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Dag
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noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Re.
-
- Han
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noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- Rd.
-
- hie
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verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- hin
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noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- ote
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- OTA
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- ot-
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- HAT
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noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- fo.
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- het
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noun,
a heterosexual person.
- FAG
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noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- DFA
-
- RDF
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- DAR
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- FAR
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- red
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noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- de-
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- DEA
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- FAT
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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.
- FAO
-
- REA
-
- FDA
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- IOT
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- rah
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RDA
-
- HAO
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- Fan
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noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- 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.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- DET
-
- hd.
-
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ERT
-
- rhe
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Fen
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noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- ETR
-
- hod
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noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Hoe
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noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- ETO
-
- DOA
-
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Hon
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noun,
honey (def 6).
- di.
-
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOF
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- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OOT
-
- do.
-
- oon
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- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- o-o
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noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- Die
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noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- RFE
-
- RFA
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- dha
-
- RFI
-
- RFD
-
- dh-
-
- DFT
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AO
-
- 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.
- NG
-
- NI
-
- DF
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- GD
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- RF
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- 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.
- EI
-
- h.
-
- 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.
- FE
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- rg
-
- ND
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NF
-
- IG
-
- fg
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- O.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TD
-
- OG
-
- OA
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FD
-
- TG
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- 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.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- DN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- DG
-
- t.
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- RO
-
- NH
-
- GG
-
- GH
-
- TN
-
- G.
-
- HG
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- GN
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RH
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- fn
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
-
- D.
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