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- four-a-cat
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noun,
four old cat.
- Tuscaroras
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noun,
a member of an Indian people living originally in North Carolina and later, after their admission into the Iroquois confederacy, in New York.
- Tuscarora
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noun,
a member of an Indian people living originally in North Carolina and later, after their admission into the Iroquois confederacy, in New York.
- fractious
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adjective,
refractory or unruly:
- Froissart
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1333?–c1400, French chronicler.
- sartorius
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noun,
a long, flat, narrow muscle extending obliquely from the front of the hip to the inner side of the tibia, assisting in bending the hip or knee joint and in rotating the thigh outward: the longest muscle in humans.
- Siracusa
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noun,
Syracuse (def 2).
- fracturs
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noun,
Fraktur (def 2).
- Frascati
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noun,
a fruity white wine from Rome.
- sautoirs
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noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- scarious
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adjective,
thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.
- Courtrai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Lys River: important medieval city.
- factious
-
adjective,
given to faction; dissentious:
- corsairs
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- aircraft
-
noun,
any machine supported for flight in the air by buoyancy or by the dynamic action of air on its surfaces, especially powered airplanes, gliders, and helicopters.
- faitours
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noun,
impostor; fake.
- Fascista
-
noun,
a member of the Fascist movement in Italy.
- Asturias
-
noun,
Miguel Ángel [mee-gel ahng-hel] /miˈgɛl ˈɑŋ hɛl/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1967.
- surcoats
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- curators
-
noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- sarcous
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adjective,
consisting of or pertaining to flesh or skeletal muscle.
- Ascaris
-
noun,
any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- aftosas
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noun,
foot-and-mouth disease.
- 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.
- farruca
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noun,
a Spanish flamenco dance.
- trocars
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- far-out
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adjective,
unconventional; offbeat; avant-garde.
- aorists
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- turacos
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noun,
touraco.
- casuist
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noun,
an oversubtle or disingenuous reasoner, especially in questions of morality.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- sautoir
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noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- castors
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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.
- soucars
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- casitas
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- factors
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- fustics
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noun,
the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
- faitour
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noun,
impostor; fake.
- aristo-
-
- aristos
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noun,
aristocrat.
- racists
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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.
- rustics
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noun,
a country person.
- surcoat
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- curator
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noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- tarsias
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noun,
intarsia.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- aurists
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- safaris
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noun,
a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
- fiascos
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noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- auroras
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
Compare Eos.
- cuirass
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noun,
Also called corselet. defensive armor for the torso comprising a breastplate and backplate, originally made of leather.
- costars
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Fascist
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noun,
a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- fascias
-
noun,
a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- rosaria
-
noun,
a rose garden.
- Curtiss
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noun,
Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, U.S. inventor: pioneer in the field of aviation.
- Roscius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), c126–c62 b.c, Roman actor.
- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- Austria
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noun,
a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
- Austro-
-
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- fractus
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adjective,
containing small, individual elements that have a ragged appearance.
- scotias
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- ouraris
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noun,
curare.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- fractur
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noun,
Fraktur (def 2).
- carats
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Isaacs
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noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- fatsia
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noun,
a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- aurist
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- tsuris
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noun,
trouble; woe.
- Aurora
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
Compare Eos.
- austr-
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- soucar
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- fascia
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noun,
a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- Russo-
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- Russia
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noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- frusta
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noun,
the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base.
- facias
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noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- sofars
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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.
- tafias
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noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- rostra
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noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- courts
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- crafts
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noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- crasis
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noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- crofts
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noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- cross-
-
- Sorata
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- sutras
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- cruors
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noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- cursor
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noun,
Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed.
- 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.
- carrot
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noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- trocar
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- Caruso
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noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- Factor
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Cassia
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noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- softas
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noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Castor
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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.
- Castro
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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.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- surras
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noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- custos
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noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- 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.
- rousts
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- cirro-
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- cirrus
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noun,
Meteorology.
a cloud of a class characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands and a composition of ice crystals: of high altitude, about 20,000–40,000 feet (6000–12,000 meters).
a cirriform cloud.
- iatro-
-
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- coasts
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noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- sacro-
-
- fatsos
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noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Storrs
-
noun,
a town in NE Connecticut.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- aftosa
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noun,
foot-and-mouth disease.
- scato-
-
- scarts
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- turco-
-
- tauro-
-
- fracas
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noun,
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
- aortas
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noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- furors
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noun,
a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- Africa
-
noun,
a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. About 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km).
- Arista
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noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- acious
-
- Uticas
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Straus
-
noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- frosts
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- stours
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- tarso-
-
- scurfs
-
noun,
the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- Tarsus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of the proximal segment of the foot; the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus, contributing to the construction of the ankle joint.
- across
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adverb,
from one side to another.
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- scours
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- ourari
-
noun,
curare.
- Scotus
-
noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- foists
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- scarfs
-
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.
- roasts
-
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.
- firsts
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- assoc.
-
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- sarco-
-
- ascots
-
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.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- astro-
-
- safari
-
noun,
a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
- Assiut
-
noun,
Asyut.
- 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.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- fustic
-
noun,
the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Faust
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
- 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.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- frass
-
noun,
insect excrement.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- 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.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- friar
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- fasts
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Fris.
-
- Srta.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- furor
-
noun,
a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
- Farro
-
noun,
emmer.
- facia
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- 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.
- fiscs
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- tious
-
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- fort.
-
- fists
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- focus
-
noun,
a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fossa
-
noun,
a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- currs
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- 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.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- 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.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Ficus
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- fours
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- 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.
- ORuss
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- sifts
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- asco-
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- Arrau
-
noun,
Claudio [klaw-dee-oh;; Spanish klou-th yaw] /ˈklɔ diˌoʊ;; Spanish ˈklaʊ ðyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, Chilean pianist.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- saris
-
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.
- 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.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- sarc-
-
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- asst.
-
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- turfs
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- Safar
-
noun,
the second month of the Muslim calendar.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- octa-
-
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- sito-
-
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- USSCt
-
- scurf
-
noun,
the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Sufis
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- acro-
-
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- 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.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- scat-
-
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- AFTRA
-
- Afro-
-
- actos
-
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- Scot.
-
- afars
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- aurar
-
noun,
plural of eyrir.
- corr.
-
- fruit
-
noun,
any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- 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.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- 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.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Corfu
-
noun,
Ancient Corcyra. one of the Ionian Islands, off the NW coast of Greece. 229 sq. mi. (593 sq. km).
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- crit.
-
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Aust.
-
- 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.
- auto.
-
- rusts
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- tufas
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- surfs
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- 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.
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- caus.
-
- softs
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- cata-
-
- RSFSR
-
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- Oct.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- osis
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- Rus.
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 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.
- scr.
-
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- sics
-
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).
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sci.
-
- 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.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- saur
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- RAAF
-
- RCAF
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sra.
-
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- rit.
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 1080
-
- str.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cir.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tufa
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- aur-
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- cis-
-
- cit.
-
- atic
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- cur.
-
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- tri-
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- 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.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- ator
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- uro-
-
- AFSC
-
- afr-
-
- USAF
-
noun,
the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- USAR
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- USCA
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- USIA
-
- USIS
-
- USRC
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- USTC
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- art.
-
- turf
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASSR
-
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- arr.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ARIS
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- Urfa
-
noun,
a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- uria
-
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- crat
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Fri.
-
- fuss
-
noun,
an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle:
- fur.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- frt.
-
- FRSS
-
- Frs.
-
- 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.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- 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.
- Frau
-
noun,
a married woman; a wife.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Four
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- taur
-
- Foss
-
noun,
Lukas [loo-kuh s] /ˈlu kəs/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- fut.
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- FOIA
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- iso-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- ious
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ICAO
-
- IATA
-
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- for.
-
- FRCS
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- 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.
- FICA
-
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FACS
-
- fac.
-
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fict
-
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- SSI
-
- Tu.
-
- trf
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- tra
-
- Sus
-
- STI
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- tr.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- USC
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- TSS
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- USO
-
- USR
-
- 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.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- TSI
-
- suf
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- UTC
-
- uti
-
- TCA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- tfr
-
- UAR
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- Sr.
-
- USA
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- St.
-
- USS
-
- UCR
-
- TIA
-
- ss.
-
- TCS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tro
-
- UFC
-
- SRS
-
- Sta
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- UIT
-
- ur-
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- SOF
-
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CSA
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ctf
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSF
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- FAA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CIF
-
- CIA
-
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- CFO
-
- CFI
-
- fo.
-
- FAO
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ics
-
- FTC
-
- 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).
- FSR
-
- FSA
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- FRC
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FOT
-
- FOS
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIO
-
- fic
-
- Fia
-
- FCS
-
- FCA
-
- 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.
- CFA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- io-
-
- AFA
-
- AOU
-
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIC
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AFS
-
- AFC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ACS
-
- AAU
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- AAF
-
- AUC
-
- Ar.
-
- AIA
-
- Af.
-
- ac-
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- CAI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CAA
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- cf.
-
- CAF
-
- ca.
-
- AUA
-
- ATC
-
- ARS
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASI
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARU
-
- ITU
-
- ft.
-
- Ia.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- RFA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAF
-
- RCS
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OTS
-
- RFI
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- IAS
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- RFC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- OFr
-
- So.
-
- Sfc
-
- SCS
-
- SCF
-
- sc.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SAR
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OSS
-
- of-
-
- OCS
-
- ior
-
- IUS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- IOF
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ISA
-
- OSA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IOU
-
- IOT
-
- 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.
- IOC
-
- Oc.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IFC
-
- OCR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- OSF
-
- 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.
- OTC
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- 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.
- SA
-
- t.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- T1
-
- AO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- SF
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- i.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- ic
-
- S.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RU
-
- RC
-
- OA
-
- CU
-
- SU
-
- 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.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- FC
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- UI
-
- RI
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- O.
-
- RF
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- RO
-
- TC
-
- 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.