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- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- frication
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noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- wainscot
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noun,
wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
- fanworts
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noun,
any aquatic plant belonging to the genus Cabomba, of the water lily family, having very small flowers and submerged and floating leaves.
- friction
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noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- infarcts
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- infracts
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- fication
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- Frisian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- cranio-
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- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- 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.
- isation
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- forints
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- constr.
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- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- factors
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- transf.
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- Sno-Cat
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- Franco-
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- aristo-
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- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- fanwort
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noun,
any aquatic plant belonging to the genus Cabomba, of the water lily family, having very small flowers and submerged and floating leaves.
- iatrics
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- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- actino-
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- infarct
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- frontis
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noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- contra-
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- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- insofar
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adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- warison
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noun,
a bugle call to assault.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- crofts
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noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- nitro-
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- crafts
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noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tiswin
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noun,
a fermented beverage made by the Apache Indians.
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- narco-
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- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- fiasco
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noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- contr.
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- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
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- intra-
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- intro.
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- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- tarso-
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- 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.
- infra-
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- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- iowans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
- twains
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noun,
Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
- Tarnow
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noun,
a city in SE Poland, E of Cracow.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Corwin
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noun,
Norman (Lewis) 1910–2011, U.S. radio and stage dramatist and novelist.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- 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.
- 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.
- iatro-
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- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- nocti-
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- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- Factor
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- aniso-
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- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- faints
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noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Fortas
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noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- trans.
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- rawins
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noun,
a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- forint
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- afrits
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noun,
afreet.
- Winsor
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noun,
Justin, 1831–97, U.S. librarian and historian.
- actin-
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- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- fincas
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- sacro-
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- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- rowans
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noun,
the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- fistic
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adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- scato-
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- sci-fi
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noun,
science fiction.
- 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.
- fortis
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noun,
a fortis consonant.
- aorist
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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.
- Frisco
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noun,
San Francisco.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Crowns
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noun,
any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
- astron
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- astro-
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- sowcar
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noun,
soucar.
- fronts
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noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- sarco-
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- tronas
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Watson
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noun,
James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- frowns
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noun,
a frowning look; scowl.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- francs
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noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- 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.
- icons
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- infos
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noun,
information.
- first
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noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- firns
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noun,
névé.
- torsi
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noun,
a plural of torso.
- Fiona
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noun,
a female given name.
- finos
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noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- tonia
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- Tosca
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noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- frown
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noun,
a frowning look; scowl.
- finis
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noun,
end; conclusion.
- frows
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noun,
a cleaving tool having a wedge-shaped blade, with a handle set at right angles to it.
- franc
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noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- finca
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Frans
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noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- torcs
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- Frost
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noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- incas
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- 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.
- fort.
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- Fris.
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- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- frons
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noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- frats
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noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- ician
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- torii
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noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Foist
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verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- foins
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noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- incr.
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- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- toric
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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.
- incor
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- sarc-
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- init.
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- sito-
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- rason
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noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Sinai
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noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- rafts
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noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Sino-
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- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- snort
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noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- ratos
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Ostia
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noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- OSFCW
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- OSCAR
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
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noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- Orcas
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orans
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noun,
orant.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rawin
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noun,
a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
- SOFIA
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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.
- rotas
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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.
- Santo
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noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sanit
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- Sarto
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noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- satin
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scarf
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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.
- Rowan
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noun,
the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- Scot.
-
- rosin
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- roast
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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.
- roans
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- riots
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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.
- rifts
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noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- ricin
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- sofar
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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.
- softa
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noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- inst.
-
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- sworn
-
verb,
past participle of swear.
- tacos
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noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ition
-
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- istic
-
- Tanis
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noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Irwin
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noun,
Wallace, 1875–1959, U.S. journalist and humorist.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Swati
-
noun,
Swat (def 2).
- Iran.
-
- Iowas
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noun,
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines.
Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
- Iowan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
- iotas
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noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taros
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noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- intr.
-
- SWIFT
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noun,
any of numerous long-winged, swallowlike birds of the family Apodidae, related to the hummingbirds and noted for their rapid flight.
- Swart
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noun,
Charles Robberts [rob-erts] /ˈrɒb ərts/ (Show IPA), 1894–1982, South African statesman: president 1961–67.
- SONAR
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Norw.
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- sonic
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adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- 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.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- swarf
-
noun,
an accumulation of fine particles of metal or abrasive cut or ground from work by a machine tool or grinder.
- noct-
-
- nitr-
-
- straw
-
noun,
a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strow
-
verb,
strew.
- Swain
-
noun,
a male admirer or lover.
- naso-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Twain
-
noun,
Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
- wocas
-
noun,
a yellow pond lily, Nuphar polysepalum, of northwestern North America, having heart-shaped leaves and cup-shaped flowers.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- craws
-
noun,
the crop of a bird or insect.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- waifs
-
noun,
a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- worst
-
noun,
that which is worst.
- wafts
-
noun,
a sound, odor, etc., faintly perceived:
- Crown
-
noun,
any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
- crows
-
noun,
any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- trows
-
verb (used with or without object),
to believe, think, or suppose.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Afro-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- astr.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- witan
-
noun,
the members of the national council or witenagemot.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- 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.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- winos
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- conf.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- 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.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- anti-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- asco-
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- anis-
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- waist
-
noun,
the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso.
- 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.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- Wotan
-
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- warns
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- acro-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- ation
-
- wains
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- 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.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- 30-30
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- waits
-
noun,
an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
- worts
-
noun,
the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
- Cant.
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- actos
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- wrist
-
noun,
the carpus or lower part of the forearm where it joins the hand.
- fawns
-
noun,
a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- wants
-
noun,
something wanted or needed; necessity:
- wino
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- nos-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- atic
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ator
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Nor.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- asc-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- art.
-
- not-
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nows
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Oct.
-
- wart
-
noun,
a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sra.
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- NTIA
-
- Staw
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
stall1 .
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sown
-
verb,
a past participle of sow1 .
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Wast
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- WATS
-
noun,
bulk-rate telephone service that enables a subscriber to make an unlimited number of long-distance telephone calls within a given service area for a fixed monthly charge or to receive calls from given areas with no charge to the caller.
- nowt
-
noun,
an ox.
- Soni
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- Stow
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- Ont.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Snow
-
noun,
Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air.
Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- acr-
-
- sci.
-
- afr-
-
- RNAS
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rows
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- RIIA
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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.
- wrnt
-
- WRNS
-
- writ
-
noun,
Law.
a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
(in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- WRAF
-
- WRAC
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- sawn
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- RSWC
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ano-
-
- awns
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- Wis.
-
- ANSI
-
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- ant.
-
- RCAF
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- WINS
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- owns
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- ARIS
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Wisc
-
noun,
a group of intelligence tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) later revised (WAIS-R) the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) later revised (WISC-R) the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale, no longer used, all of which emphasize performance and verbal skills and give separate scores for subtests in vocabulary, arithmetic, memory span, assembly of objects, and other abilities.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- scr.
-
- wort
-
noun,
the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
- 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.
- AFSC
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- worn
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- wons
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of win1 .
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- scow
-
noun,
any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- raws
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- wist
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of wit2 .
- warn
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- Town
-
noun,
a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
- str.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- crat
-
- tion
-
- Craw
-
noun,
the crop of a bird or insect.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Crow
-
noun,
any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
- ICAO
-
- frt.
-
- Frs.
-
- frow
-
noun,
a cleaving tool having a wedge-shaped blade, with a handle set at right angles to it.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Trow
-
verb (used with or without object),
to believe, think, or suppose.
- 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.
- tron
-
- ctr.
-
- cows
-
noun,
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Fri.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- Cor.
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- twi-
-
- 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.
- Inf.
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- taws
-
noun,
a whip or leather thong used to drive a spinning top.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- cts.
-
- FRCS
-
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fawn
-
noun,
a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- Fin.
-
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- FICA
-
- tows
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- tRNA
-
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tri-
-
- fac.
-
- FACS
-
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- FOIA
-
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- for.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- 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.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- 1080
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- swot
-
noun,
a student who studies assiduously, especially to the exclusion of other activities or interests; grind.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- iwis
-
adverb,
certainly.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- itis
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Swat
-
noun,
a smart blow; slap; smack.
- cat.
-
- 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.
- waif
-
noun,
a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- iso-
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- waft
-
noun,
a sound, odor, etc., faintly perceived:
- WAFS
-
noun,
a member of the Women in the Air Force, an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force.
- Wain
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- want
-
noun,
something wanted or needed; necessity:
- wans
-
noun,
wide-area network.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- Wait
-
noun,
an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
- WAIS
-
noun,
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
See under Wechsler Scales.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- SWAN
-
noun,
any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure-white plumage in the adult.
Compare mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Can.
-
- CanF
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- caws
-
noun,
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- cis-
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cir.
-
- Waco
-
noun,
a city in central Texas, on the Brazos River.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Iowa
-
noun,
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines.
Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
- cit.
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Wacs
-
noun,
a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- twin
-
noun,
either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- STI
-
- WAC
-
noun,
a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- TCA
-
- War
-
noun,
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- WRA
-
- sc.
-
- SAW
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- Sta
-
- tra
-
- Sw.
-
- two
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- tr.
-
- TOW
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- was
-
verb,
1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- WAF
-
noun,
a member of the Women in the Air Force, an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Sfc
-
- TWA
-
noun,
a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- Wat
-
noun,
a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tro
-
- 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).
- wot
-
verb,
first and third person singular present of wit2 .
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Won
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
- TCS
-
- Sr.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- WIT
-
noun,
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- tfr
-
- TIA
-
- SOW
-
noun,
an adult female swine.
- SCF
-
- wos
-
noun,
woe.
- trf
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOF
-
- taw
-
noun,
a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
- NWT
-
- SAR
-
- FAO
-
- FOS
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- 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.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- fo.
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- CWA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ctf
-
- CTA
-
- csw
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSF
-
- CSA
-
- FOT
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- CRS
-
- IAS
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOF
-
- IOC
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- in.
-
- IFC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- FRC
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ics
-
- FWA
-
- FTW
-
- FTC
-
- ft.
-
- FSR
-
- FSA
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- CRT
-
- cow
-
noun,
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- IRS
-
- 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.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ARS
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANF
-
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ast
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AFS
-
- AFC
-
- ACW
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- Af.
-
- ac-
-
- ASR
-
- ASW
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CIF
-
- CIA
-
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- CFO
-
- CFI
-
- CFA
-
- caw
-
noun,
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAI
-
- at.
-
- CWO
-
- 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.
-
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- IRO
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ons
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAF
-
- RCS
-
- own
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- OWI
-
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ISA
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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.
- OAS
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SWA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- rtw
-
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ROW
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- ROI
-
- raw
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
-
- RFC
-
- RFA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OIt
-
- WTF
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nr.
-
- now
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- NOC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- 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.
- NSF
-
- NRC
-
- NSW
-
- NCO
-
- Iwo
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- IWC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- NRA
-
- NFC
-
- OSF
-
- NWS
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- NSC
-
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- NSA
-
- NWC
-
- OSA
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- TC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
-
- OA
-
- RO
-
- IW
-
- WO
-
noun,
woe.
- t.
-
- RW
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- AO
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- 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.
- FC
-
- CW
-
- 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.
- wt
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RI
-
- WF
-
- WC
-
- w/
-
- fn
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- OW
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interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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- NC
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- NW
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- TN
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- FW
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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.
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- SF
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- ic
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- RF
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- WI
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- NF
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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.