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Word fortifications has
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- first-foot
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noun,
the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year's Day.
- officiants
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noun,
a person who officiates at a religious service or ceremony.
- inartistic
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adjective,
lacking in artistic sense or appreciation.
- fictionist
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noun,
a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.
- coronitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- 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.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- rotations
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- officiant
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noun,
a person who officiates at a religious service or ceremony.
- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- irisation
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noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- frication
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noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- sortition
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noun,
the casting or drawing of lots.
- soffritto
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noun,
Also called battuto. Italian Cookery. a base for stews and soups, consisting of hot oil, butter, or fat in which a chopped onion or crushed garlic clove has been browned, often with the addition of chopped parsley, celery, and carrot.
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- sortation
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noun,
the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
- nitroso-
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- finfoots
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noun,
any of several aquatic birds of the family Heliornithidae, of South America, Asia, and Africa, related to the rails and coots and characterized by lobate toes.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- aortitis
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noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- rattoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- fication
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- aoristic
-
adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- artistic
-
adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- ostracon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- ostinato
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noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- Fittonia
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noun,
either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- Citation
-
noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- affronts
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noun,
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult:
- cat-foot
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verb (used without object),
to move in the soft, stealthy manner of a cat; pussyfoot.
- tortonis
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- corantos
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noun,
courante.
- caitiffs
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noun,
a base, despicable person.
- 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.
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- infracts
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- friction
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noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Fostoria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- contorts
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- Craftint
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- isotonic
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adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- saffron
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noun,
Also called vegetable gold. a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contra-
-
- Sarnoff
-
noun,
David, 1891–1971, U.S. businessman and broadcasting executive, born in Russia.
- constr.
-
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- Sinitic
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noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- castoff
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noun,
a person or thing that has been cast off.
- Sno-Cat
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- cartoon
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noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- caitiff
-
noun,
a base, despicable person.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- 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.
- forints
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- isation
-
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- Franco-
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- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- Frisian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- frontis
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noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- fronto-
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- insofar
-
adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- 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.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- iatrics
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- finfoot
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noun,
any of several aquatic birds of the family Heliornithidae, of South America, Asia, and Africa, related to the rails and coots and characterized by lobate toes.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- 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.
- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- risotto
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noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- cottons
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noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- cranio-
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- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- crotons
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- offcast
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noun,
a castoff person or thing.
- ratoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- faction
-
noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- factors
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- Otranto
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noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- traffic
-
noun,
the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.:
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- titians
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- actino-
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- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- tortoni
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- transf.
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- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- affront
-
noun,
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult:
- strato-
-
- strati-
-
- Titanic
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noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- tricots
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- tiffins
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noun,
lunch.
- aristo-
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- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- orison
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noun,
a prayer.
- titans
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Titian
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Fafnir
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noun,
a dragon, a son of Hreidmar and the brother of Otter and Regin: he killed Hreidmar for the cursed treasure of Andvari and was killed in turn by Sigurd at the instigation of Regin.
- aniso-
-
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- 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.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- costo-
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- Tiffin
-
noun,
lunch.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Cotton
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- Tifton
-
noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- francs
-
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.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- trans.
-
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- intro.
-
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- intra-
-
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- infra-
-
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- 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.
- iatro-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- nitro-
-
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- narco-
-
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- nocti-
-
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- astron
-
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- 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.
- 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.
- Coffin
-
noun,
the box or case in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket.
- 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.
- coatis
-
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.
- scato-
-
- astro-
-
- sarco-
-
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- soffit
-
noun,
the underside of an architectural feature, as a beam, arch, ceiling, vault, or cornice.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- 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.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- socio-
-
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- contr.
-
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- icono-
-
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- scoto-
-
- tarso-
-
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- tariff
-
noun,
an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports.
- sacro-
-
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- noct-
-
- toti-
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- istic
-
- Sino-
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ition
-
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sniff
-
noun,
an act of sniffing; a single, short, audible inhalation.
- nitr-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- sito-
-
- 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.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- inst.
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- init.
-
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stat.
-
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- incr.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- incor
-
- 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.
- 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.
- stiff
-
noun,
Slang.
a dead body; corpse.
a formal or priggish person.
a poor tipper; tightwad.
a drunk.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- staff
-
noun,
a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- 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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- 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.
- Iran.
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- intr.
-
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Srta.
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- 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.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- 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.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- 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).
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- raffs
-
noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- 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.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- 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.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- roofs
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- sarc-
-
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- tiffs
-
noun,
a slight or petty quarrel.
- sanit
-
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Riffs
-
noun,
a melodic phrase, often constantly repeated, forming an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist.
- 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.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- noso-
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- onto-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- onco-
-
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- tono-
-
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- octo-
-
- 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.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Scot.
-
- 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.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- noto-
-
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- tonia
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- scoff
-
noun,
an expression of mockery, derision, doubt, or derisive scorn; jeer.
- toffs
-
noun,
a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- tofts
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- icons
-
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- ician
-
- cont.
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- 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.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- coofs
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Const
-
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Cons.
-
- conf.
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 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.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- 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.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- crit.
-
- 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.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- 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.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- naso-
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- anis-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- Afro-
-
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- 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.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- 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.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 30-30
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- atto-
-
- asco-
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- ation
-
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- 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.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- 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.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- fort.
-
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- 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.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- Fris.
-
- 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.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- RNAS
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- rit.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- 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.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- RONA
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- 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.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Cor.
-
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- 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.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- RIIA
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ctr.
-
- Can.
-
- cts.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Raff
-
noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- IOOF
-
- tion
-
- fac.
-
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- ARIS
-
- TIFF
-
noun,
a slight or petty quarrel.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- RIFF
-
noun,
a melodic phrase, often constantly repeated, forming an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- crat
-
- 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.
- INRI
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- art.
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- 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.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- scr.
-
- 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.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- frt.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cis-
-
- Sra.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- CanF
-
- Soni
-
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- Frs.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- cir.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- 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.
- FRCS
-
- atic
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- att.
-
- itis
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- Con.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- ins.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 1080
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- cit.
-
- int.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- str.
-
- Fri.
-
- sci.
-
- attn
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- 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 = .
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Sat.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- ator
-
- 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.
- 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.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- acr-
-
- RCAF
-
- Oct.
-
- Fin.
-
- FIFO
-
noun,
first-in, first-out.
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- FICA
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- for.
-
- AFSC
-
- off.
-
- Offa
-
noun,
died 796, king of Mercia 757–96.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- trit
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- offs
-
noun,
the state or fact of being off.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- nos-
-
- ICAO
-
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Inc.
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- afr-
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- 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.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- afft
-
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- NTIA
-
- tri-
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Ont.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- 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.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- tron
-
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- oro-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ano-
-
- oto-
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Tit.
-
- toff
-
noun,
a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.
- tRNA
-
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- FOIA
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- AISI
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- iso-
-
- Inf.
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orff
-
noun,
Carl, 1895–1982, German composer, conductor, and music educator.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- trf
-
- CAI
-
- IFC
-
- Af.
-
- ac-
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- 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.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ca.
-
- Tro
-
- STI
-
- Sr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- cf.
-
- CAF
-
- ct.
-
- IFF
-
- in.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ACS
-
- tfr
-
- ASI
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ics
-
- ARS
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TCA
-
- TCS
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- TIA
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- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ANC
-
- ANF
-
- TNT
-
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- io-
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- tin
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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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ans
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noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- too
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Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ASN
-
- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- IAS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- AFC
-
- aff
-
preposition, adverb,
off.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tot
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noun,
a small child.
- FSA
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Aso
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- FSR
-
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- Ia.
-
- AFS
-
- AFT
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adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AIC
-
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tor
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noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- COO
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noun,
a cooing sound.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- FCS
-
- FAT
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noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- FCA
-
- ons
-
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- FFA
-
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- FOS
-
- FFC
-
- fo.
-
- 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.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- RCS
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- ISA
-
- OTS
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- FOT
-
- OSO
-
- FAO
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OFr
-
- CTA
-
- NIA
-
- ist
-
- FIO
-
- 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.
- NOC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NFS
-
- nr.
-
- NFC
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- NSF
-
- NCO
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ISR
-
- NRA
-
- FFI
-
- OAS
-
- Fia
-
- of-
-
- fic
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- NRC
-
- OAO
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OTC
-
- OSF
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- ctf
-
- RAF
-
- CST
-
- FRC
-
- SCF
-
- 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.
- sc.
-
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- SAR
-
- IRC
-
- CNO
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CSR
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- CNS
-
- CIF
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- CFA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- IOC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- IOF
-
- SOF
-
- 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 = .
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CIA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CFI
-
- CFO
-
- CFR
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sfc
-
- cfs
-
- Rs.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ROI
-
- IRS
-
- CSO
-
- CSF
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RCT
-
- RFA
-
- RFC
-
- RFI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- TTS
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- RNA
-
- IRO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ROA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- 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.
- N.
-
- TT
-
- AO
-
- SN
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- TC
-
- 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.
- 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.
- NF
-
- RO
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
-
- FC
-
- SA
-
- fn
-
- O.
-
- i.
-
- TN
-
- t.
-
- ic
-
- OA
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RF
-
- R.
-
- S.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- SF
-