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- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- fornicate
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- sea-front
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noun,
an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- factories
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noun,
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- forecast
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verb (used with object),
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
- forensic
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noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- finestra
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noun,
an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- infarcts
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- farinose
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adjective,
yielding farina.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- conifers
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- infracts
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- frontis
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noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- centro-
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- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- centri-
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- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cerato-
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- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- sterno-
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- infarct
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- insofar
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adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- aristo-
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- arseno-
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- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- 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.
- infares
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- stearo-
-
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- Franco-
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- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiacres
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- Sno-Cat
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- snifter
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noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- farcies
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noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- fancier
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noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- factors
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cranio-
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- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- Francie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- forties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- confers
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- conifer
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- constr.
-
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Forseti
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noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- contra-
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- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- forints
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cornets
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- Fonseca
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noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- facient
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- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- transf.
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- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- 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.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- actino-
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- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- antero-
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- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- norites
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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.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Foster
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noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- Fortas
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noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- fortis
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noun,
a fortis consonant.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- confer
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verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- nocti-
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- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- fortes
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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.
- iatro-
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- aeron.
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- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contr.
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- forint
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- Forest
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noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- fraise
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noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- trans.
-
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- certif
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- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- strafe
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noun,
a strafing attack.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- strife
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noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- fronts
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noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Fresno
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noun,
a city in central California.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerat-
-
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- 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.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Frisco
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noun,
San Francisco.
- fresco
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noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- norite
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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.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- afrits
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noun,
afreet.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- nitro-
-
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- afters
-
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- steno-
-
- francs
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noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- aceto-
-
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- scato-
-
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- feints
-
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:
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- tronas
-
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.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- actin-
-
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- sacro-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- sarco-
-
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- cteno-
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- centr-
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- recti-
-
- rectos
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- tarso-
-
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- instr.
-
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- aniso-
-
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- necro-
-
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- infra-
-
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- arsen-
-
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- centi-
-
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- naso-
-
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- scat-
-
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- 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:
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reni-
-
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- octa-
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- IATSE
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rains
-
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).
- sarc-
-
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- icons
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- nears
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- oste-
-
- inst.
-
- incr.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- incor
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- intr.
-
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- fore-
-
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- noct-
-
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- fort.
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- 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.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Freon
-
- Iran.
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sanit
-
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Fris.
-
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- 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.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- 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.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- feti-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- fires
-
- nitr-
-
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- rect.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Recit
-
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- fines
-
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.
- 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.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- astr.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tera-
-
- ation
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tears
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- treas
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Afro-
-
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- 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.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- acet-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- actos
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- areo-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- 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.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- anis-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tonia
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- ster.
-
- sero-
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- ento-
-
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- seti-
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Seric
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- ecto-
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sito-
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Sino-
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- econ.
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- conf.
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- sect.
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Scot.
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cons.
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Const
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
-
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- tri-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tRNA
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- scr.
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Oct.
-
- RCAF
-
- tron
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Ont.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Sat.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- sci.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- sec.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- 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.
-
- Ste.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- str.
-
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RONA
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- tion
-
- 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).
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- 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.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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.
- Soni
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ref.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ter.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 1080
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FOIA
-
- FRCS
-
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- for.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- cir.
-
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- Fri.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Inf.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Frs.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- frt.
-
- cen.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- CanF
-
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Con.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- FACS
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fac.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Ens.
-
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- eco-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- enc.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Cres
-
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- FERA
-
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fin.
-
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- FICA
-
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- 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.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- crat
-
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- 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.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- fec.
-
- Cort
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ect-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- asc-
-
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- 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.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ance
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ANSI
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ano-
-
- NCTE
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- not-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- aet.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ire.
-
- atic
-
- Aire
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- ates
-
- ator
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- nos-
-
- ant.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- afr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- NTIA
-
- acr-
-
- iso-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- AFSC
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CRT
-
- AFS
-
- AFC
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Af.
-
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Tro
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ac-
-
- ec-
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ECA
-
- ECF
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- CSA
-
- ctf
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CSF
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ea.
-
- SOF
-
- trf
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- AEF
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- AIC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ef-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- tfr
-
- TIA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ASN
-
- CEA
-
- CEF
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CEO
-
- ASR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ASI
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- CAF
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TCS
-
- ast
-
- TCA
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAI
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- ase
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANF
-
- cf.
-
- Sta
-
- ANC
-
- St.
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- CNS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CNO
-
- ARS
-
- CIA
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- CFA
-
- CFI
-
- CFO
-
- CFR
-
- cfs
-
- CIE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CIF
-
- 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.
- STI
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- 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.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- IRS
-
- ite
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NCO
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- NSF
-
- RAF
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- REA
-
- IRO
-
- RCS
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ier
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- IFC
-
- in.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- Re.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RFA
-
- NRC
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- ONF
-
- NSC
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- Oc.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- OTC
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- OTS
-
- 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:
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- ose
-
- NEC
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- NES
-
- NFC
-
- ONR
-
- NFS
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ons
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- RFC
-
- 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.
- fic
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RFE
-
- ESA
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- ERT
-
- SAE
-
- FIO
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Esc
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SRO
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- So.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ETR
-
- Fia
-
- ESR
-
- RTF
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- ETO
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- se-
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- fo.
-
- OAS
-
- SCF
-
- SAR
-
- FAO
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- sc.
-
- FCA
-
- FCS
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FET
-
- RTS
-
- ETS
-
- rte
-
- FSR
-
- rt.
-
- en-
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- FRC
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- FSA
-
- ft.
-
- ROA
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- FTC
-
- EIS
-
- ics
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
-
- eir
-
- Sfc
-
- RNA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- EOF
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- RSE
-
- FOT
-
- RSA
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ROI
-
- Rs.
-
- FOS
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SF
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SN
-
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AO
-
- OA
-
- EI
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- O.
-
- RI
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- RF
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- RO
-
- CE
-
- fn
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- SA
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NF
-
- NI
-
- TN
-
- RN
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- FE
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FC
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility: