Anagrams of fricatives
Word fricatives has
711 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of fricatives.
- fricative
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noun,
Also called spirant. a fricative consonant, as (th), (v), or (h).
- variscite
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noun,
a secondary mineral, hydrated phosphate of aluminum, Al(PO 4)⋅2H 2 O, occurring mainly as massive, bluish-green nodules: sometimes used as a gem.
- artifices
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noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- five-star
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adjective,
having five stars to indicate rank or quality:
- ratifies
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verb (used with object),
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
- caritive
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adjective,
(in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
- cavities
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noun,
any hollow place; hollow.
- artifice
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noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- iatrics
-
- fairies
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noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- factive
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noun,
a factive expression.
- 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.
- actives
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- fiacres
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- civitas
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noun,
the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- fictive
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adjective,
fictitious; imaginary.
- vitrics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art and technology of making glass products.
- farcies
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noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- recti-
-
- refits
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noun,
an act of refitting.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- averts
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verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- civies
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plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- starve
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verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- vesica
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noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- Travis
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noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- Evarts
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noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- evicts
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- certif
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- crafts
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noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerat-
-
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- civets
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noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- cavies
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noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- cavers
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- trivia
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noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- sifter
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noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- racist
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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.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- varies
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verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- fistic
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adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- facers
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noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- fiacre
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- strafe
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noun,
a strafing attack.
- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- afrits
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noun,
afreet.
- vicars
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- fraise
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noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- ferias
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- strive
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verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- strife
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noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- stiver
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noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- fiesta
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noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- facets
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noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- fivers
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noun,
a five-dollar bill.
- vitric
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adjective,
of or relating to glass.
- facies
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noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- rivets
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- afters
-
- Stevia
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noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- sci-fi
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noun,
science fiction.
- seti-
-
- ivies
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noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- fears
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noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Feast
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noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- Festa
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noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- feria
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- frets
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noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- feist
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noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- fecit
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verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- crit.
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- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- craft
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noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- fiver
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noun,
a five-dollar bill.
- cites
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- first
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noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- civet
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noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- fires
-
- fives
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noun,
a game resembling handball, played on a court having a front wall and two side walls.
- taces
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noun,
tasset.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- fiats
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noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- crave
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verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- feti-
-
- fetas
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noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Fris.
-
- Fries
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noun,
plural of fry1 .
- tera-
-
- fares
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noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- stair
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noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- farci
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adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- farce
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noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- stave
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noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- rafts
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noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- evict
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- tears
-
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- ster.
-
- faces
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noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Srta.
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- triac
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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.
- Fates
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noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- treas
-
- frise
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noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- trave
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noun,
a crossbeam.
- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Frits
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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.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- istic
-
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- IATSE
-
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- aeri-
-
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- vatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Visct
-
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- carse
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noun,
bottom land.
- scat-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- ative
-
- verst
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noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- vice-
-
- sect.
-
- afrit
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noun,
afreet.
- Afric
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adjective,
African.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- avers
-
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- reifs
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noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- astr.
-
- Recit
-
- carts
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- sarc-
-
- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cert.
-
- cesta
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- vairs
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noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- carve
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verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Seric
-
- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- serif
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noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rifts
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noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- 30-30
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- acet-
-
- astir
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adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- vari-
-
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- caste
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
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noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- visit
-
noun,
the act of or an instance of visiting:
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
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noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- str.
-
- Rise
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noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RISC
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noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- FRCS
-
- frt.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- five
-
noun,
a cardinal number, four plus one.
- sate
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noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Sari
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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.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- Frs.
-
- fret
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noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- sci.
-
- Fri.
-
- scr.
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- ref.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- RCAF
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- serv
-
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sec.
-
- Ste.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- Rev.
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Sra.
-
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- 1080
-
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- vas-
-
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Vat.
-
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ave.
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- vers
-
- cat.
-
- CATV
-
- ates
-
- cir.
-
- crat
-
- civ.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Cav.
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- var.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- atic
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Visc
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- AFSC
-
- afr-
-
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- aer-
-
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Aire
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Vict
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- art.
-
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- vet.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ARIS
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Vic.
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- Cres
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ter.
-
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- FERA
-
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- fec.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- fac.
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ferv
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- ctr.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- cts.
-
- tri-
-
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- fict
-
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- FICA
-
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- ect-
-
- trav
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EFTA
-
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Vte
-
- VTC
-
- Vt.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SVR
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- SCF
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- STV
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- se-
-
- sc.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- trf
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- TSE
-
- vs.
-
- Va.
-
- Sfc
-
- TSI
-
- 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).
- Sr.
-
- St.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- TVA
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- VFR
-
- STI
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Ver
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tfr
-
- VCR
-
- TIA
-
- Sta
-
- SVC
-
- ics
-
- SAR
-
- CRT
-
- CVA
-
- ctf
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSF
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CIF
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- CFI
-
- CFA
-
- CEF
-
- CVT
-
- ea.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ETV
-
- ETS
-
- SAE
-
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ef-
-
- ECF
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CEA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- AEF
-
- 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
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ae.
-
- ACV
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- Af.
-
- ac-
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- CAI
-
- a-v
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cf.
-
- CAF
-
- ca.
-
- Avi
-
- AVC
-
- ATV
-
- ARS
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ASV
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ETR
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- ITC
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ITV
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- 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.
- ISV
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RCA
-
- ier
-
- Rs.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSV
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- RCT
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- RFC
-
- RFA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- IFC
-
- IRS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FSR
-
- FSA
-
- FRC
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- 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.
- fic
-
- FTC
-
- Fia
-
- FET
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- 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.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- ft.
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- VC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- FE
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- VR
-
- VI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RF
-
- f.
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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.
- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FC
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RV
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- AI
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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.
- SA
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- A.
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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.
- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- FV
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- SF
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- EV
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- CE
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- i.
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- EI
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- RI
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- ic
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- V.
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- CV
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- SV
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- VF
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- t.
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TC
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