Anagrams of furtherances
Word furtherances has
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- furtherance
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noun,
the act of furthering; promotion; advancement.
- Chartreuse
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noun,
an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.
- fractures
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noun,
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- resurface
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verb (used with object),
to give a new surface to.
- renatures
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verb (used with object),
to restore (a denatured substance) to its former, natural state.
- rufescent
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adjective,
somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous.
- unteaches
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verb (used with object),
to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching.
- rest-cure
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noun,
a treatment for nervous disorders, consisting of a complete rest, usually combined with systematic diet, massage, etc., especially at a spa or sanitorium.
- chanteuse
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noun,
a female singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.
- crenature
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noun,
a crenation.
- re-search
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verb (used with or without object),
to search or search for again.
- trenchers
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noun,
a person or thing that digs trenches.
- urethanes
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noun,
any derivative of carbamic acid having the formula CH 2 NO 2 R.
- recreants
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noun,
a coward.
- terraces
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- feathers
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noun,
one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
- terranes
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- caterers
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- retrench
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verb (used with object),
to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses).
- currents
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noun,
a flowing; flow, as of a river.
- furcates
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adjective,
forked; branching.
- features
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noun,
a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic:
- fenestra
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or perforation, as in a bone, especially between the middle and inner ear.
- ferrates
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noun,
a salt of the hypothetical ferric acid, H 2 FeO 4 .
- urethane
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noun,
any derivative of carbamic acid having the formula CH 2 NO 2 R.
- Sancerre
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noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- Traherne
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noun,
Thomas, 1637?–74, English writer.
- fuehrers
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noun,
Führer.
- nautches
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noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- sauterne
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noun,
a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
- treasure
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noun,
wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- unchaste
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adjective,
not chaste; not virtuous; not pure:
- factures
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noun,
the act, process, or manner of making anything; construction.
- chanters
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noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- chunters
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verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- recreant
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noun,
a coward.
- cheneaus
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noun,
an ornamented cresting on a cornice or coping.
- cheaters
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- recusant
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noun,
a person who is recusant.
- creature
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noun,
an animal, especially a nonhuman:
- Chartres
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral.
- Charters
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- Charente
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noun,
a department in W France. 2306 sq. mi. (5975 sq. km). Capital: Angoulême.
- chanteur
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noun,
a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.
- farceuse
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noun,
a woman skilled in farce.
- research
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noun,
diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.:
- farceurs
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noun,
a writer or director of or actor in farce.
- unearths
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verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- ranchers
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noun,
a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- refracts
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verb (used with object),
to subject to refraction.
- renature
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verb (used with object),
to restore (a denatured substance) to its former, natural state.
- transfer
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noun,
a means or system of transferring.
- furthers
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- centaurs
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- Etruscan
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noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- urethras
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noun,
the membranous tube that extends from the urinary bladder to the exterior and that in the male conveys semen as well as urine.
- fastener
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noun,
any of various devices for fastening.
- heartens
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verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- trencher
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noun,
a person or thing that digs trenches.
- frenches
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noun,
the people of France and their direct descendants.
- fracturs
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noun,
Fraktur (def 2).
- fracture
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noun,
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- shea-nut
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noun,
the seed of the shea tree and the source of shea butter.
- trenches
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noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- hectares
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noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- Canthus
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noun,
the angle or corner on each side of the eye, formed by the junction of the upper and lower lids.
- caterer
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- currant
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noun,
a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery.
- facture
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noun,
the act, process, or manner of making anything; construction.
- tenures
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- further
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- censure
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noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- fractur
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noun,
Fraktur (def 2).
- ethanes
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- curares
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noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- cuneate
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adjective,
having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- fractus
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adjective,
containing small, individual elements that have a ragged appearance.
- tranche
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noun,
Finance.
one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment:
a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
- retrace
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verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- retches
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noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- teaches
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noun,
Informal. teacher.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- afreets
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noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- feather
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noun,
one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
- furcate
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adjective,
forked; branching.
- Turners
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noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- furnace
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noun,
a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- teacher
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noun,
a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- Reuther
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noun,
Walter Philip, 1907–70, U.S. labor leader: president of the UAW 1946–70; president of the CIO 1952–55.
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Reuters
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noun,
a publicly owned international news and information company established in London, 1851.
- Terhune
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noun,
Albert Payson [pey-suh n] /ˈpeɪ sən/ (Show IPA), 1872–1942, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- carters
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- terefah
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noun,
tref.
- returns
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noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- freshen
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Verb phrases,
freshen up, to make oneself feel freshly clean or neat, as by washing, changing clothes, etc.:
- tracers
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- aethers
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noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- current
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noun,
a flowing; flow, as of a river.
- tenches
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noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- Freneau
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noun,
Philip, 1752–1832, U.S. poet and editor.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Frechet
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noun,
René Maurice [ruh-ney maw-rees] /rəˈneɪ mɔˈris/ (Show IPA), 1878–1973, French mathematician.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- Farnese
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noun,
Alessandro [ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of Parma, 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat.
- fraters
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noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- chasten
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- chaunts
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- cheater
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- ratches
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noun,
a ratchet.
- staunch
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adjective,
firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person:
- cheneau
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noun,
an ornamented cresting on a cornice or coping.
- Heaters
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noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- farther
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Chester
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noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- transf.
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- Theresa
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noun,
Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called Theresa of Avila [ah-vee-lah] /ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
- chunter
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verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- hectare
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noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- frenate
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adjective,
having a frenum or frenulum.
- faucets
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noun,
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- refract
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verb (used with object),
to subject to refraction.
- feature
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noun,
a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic:
- refutes
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- rafters
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noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- Teheran
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- farceur
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noun,
a writer or director of or actor in farce.
- refresh
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verb (used with object),
to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively).
- rancher
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noun,
a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- hearten
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verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- charter
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- ranches
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noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- unearth
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verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- refects
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verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- chafers
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noun,
any scarabaeid beetle.
- chanter
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noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- achenes
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noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- Chanute
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noun,
a town in SE Kansas.
- refaces
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verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- escheat
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noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- neuters
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noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- Shearer
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noun,
Moira (Moira Shearer King) 1926–2006, British ballerina.
- archsee
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noun,
archbishopric.
- ferrets
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noun,
a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- freshet
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noun,
a freshwater stream flowing into the sea.
- enfaces
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verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- euchres
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noun,
Cards. a game played by two, three, or four persons, usually with the 32, but sometimes with the 28 or 24, highest cards in the pack.
- austere
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adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- fenster
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noun,
an erosional break in an overthrust rock sheet, exposing the rocks that underlie the sheet.
- thenars
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noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- archers
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noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- fresher
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noun,
freshman.
- Thraces
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noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- funster
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noun,
a person who creates or seeks fun, as a comedian or reveler.
- serrate
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- enchase
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verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- fuhrers
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noun,
leader.
- Hunters
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noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- terrace
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- urethr-
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- fetches
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noun,
the act of fetching.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- urethra
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noun,
the membranous tube that extends from the urinary bladder to the exterior and that in the male conveys semen as well as urine.
- fencers
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noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- surface
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noun,
the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- earthen
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adjective,
composed of earth.
- Huastec
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of Mexico.
- 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.
- anthers
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noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- reaches
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noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- ferrate
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noun,
a salt of the hypothetical ferric acid, H 2 FeO 4 .
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- tureens
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noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- enthuse
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verb (used with object),
to cause to become enthusiastic.
- erasure
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noun,
an act or instance of erasing.
- Fuehrer
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noun,
Führer.
- ureters
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noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- Fechner
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noun,
Gustav Theodor [goo s-tahf tey-aw-dawr] /ˈgʊs tɑf ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1801–87, German physicist, psychologist, and philosopher.
- festuca
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noun,
any grass of the genus Festuca, chiefly characterized by tufted blades and spikelets, comprising the fescues.
- Eustace
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noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
- unteach
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verb (used with object),
to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching.
- Fuertes
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noun,
Louis Agassiz [ag-uh-see] /ˈæg ə si/ (Show IPA), 1874–1927, U.S. painter and naturalist.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- terrane
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- Nerthus
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noun,
goddess of fertility, described by Tacitus in his Germania: later appeared in Scandinavian mythology as the god Njord.
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- Creuse
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noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- rasher
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noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- Hunter
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noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- escent
-
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Nature
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noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- eschar
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noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- nasute
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noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- raster
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- raters
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- thenar
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noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- fasten
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verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- churrs
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noun,
the sound of chirring.
- enters
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Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- Rather
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Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- enter-
-
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- haeres
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noun,
heres.
- crafts
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noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Esther
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noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- hearts
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noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- enserf
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verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- treens
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noun,
treenware.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- enface
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verb (used with object),
to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).
- Hecate
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noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- terras
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noun,
earth; land.
- Rasure
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noun,
an erasure.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- euchre
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noun,
Cards. a game played by two, three, or four persons, usually with the 32, but sometimes with the 28 or 24, highest cards in the pack.
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- etches
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noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- Herter
-
noun,
Christian Archibald, 1895–1966, U.S. politician: secretary of state 1959–61.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Erfurt
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Thuringia, in central Germany.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- faeces
-
noun,
feces.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- cushat
-
noun,
the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.
- thence
-
adverb,
from that place:
- nether
-
adjective,
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- facete
-
adjective,
facetious.
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- Tursha
-
noun,
an ancient people of the Mediterranean region, variously identified with the Lydians, Etruscans, or Trojans.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- nautch
-
noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Rafter
-
noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Turner
-
noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- ethane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- tusche
-
noun,
a greaselike liquid used in lithography as a medium receptive to lithographic ink, and in etching and silkscreen as a resist.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- nurser
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that nurses.
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- treasr
-
- Curare
-
noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- haunts
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- hausen
-
noun,
beluga (def 1).
- churns
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- arthr-
-
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- ureter
-
noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- Fuhrer
-
noun,
leader.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- ferret
-
noun,
a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- Arthur
-
noun,
Chester Alan, 1830–86, 21st president of the U.S. 1881–85.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- fences
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- arsen-
-
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- fescue
-
noun,
Also called fescue grass. any grass of the genus Festuca, some species of which are cultivated for pasture or lawns.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- archt.
-
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- funest
-
adjective,
boding or causing evil or death; fatal; disastrous.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- rushee
-
noun,
a college student who is rushed by a fraternity or sorority.
- chufas
-
noun,
an African plant, Cyperus esculentus sativus, of the sedge family, having a tuberous, edible root.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- austr-
-
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- fencer
-
noun,
a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- French
-
noun,
the people of France and their direct descendants.
- Ushant
-
noun,
an island off the NW coast of France: naval battles 1778, 1794. 4½ miles (7 km) long.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- Snefru
-
noun,
flourished c2920 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.
- francs
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Fraser
-
noun,
James Earle, 1876–1953, U.S. sculptor.
- fratch
-
noun,
a quarrel; argument; dispute.
- frater
-
noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- freest
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- freers
-
noun,
a person or thing that frees.
- freres
-
noun,
brother.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- fester
-
noun,
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Thurs.
-
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- afreet
-
noun,
a powerful evil demon or monster.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- aneuch
-
adjective, noun, adverb, interjection,
enough.
- frusta
-
noun,
the part of a conical solid left after cutting off a top portion with a plane parallel to the base.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- afters
-
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- afresh
-
adverb,
anew; once more; again:
- furans
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- rusher
-
noun,
a person or thing that rushes.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- refect
-
verb (used with object),
to refresh, especially with food or drink.
- chafes
-
noun,
irritation; annoyance.
- chafer
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle.
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- faucet
-
noun,
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- refers
-
verb (used with object),
to direct for information or anything required:
- unfact
-
noun,
a fabrication that is disseminated as fact.
- refuse
-
noun,
something that is discarded as worthless or useless; rubbish; trash; garbage.
- reface
-
verb (used with object),
to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- refute
-
verb (used with object),
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- charrs
-
noun,
char2 .
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- fauces
-
noun,
Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
- Father
-
noun,
a male parent.
- chaunt
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- recurs
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- trans.
-
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Reuter
-
noun,
Paul Julius, Baron de, 1816–99, English founder of an international news agency, born in Germany.
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- return
-
noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- centr-
-
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- cerat-
-
- reruns
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Furth
-
noun,
a city in S Germany, near Nuremberg.
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- furan
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Frere
-
noun,
brother.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- Fusan
-
noun,
Pusan.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- haust
-
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Fuchs
-
noun,
Daniel, 1909–1993, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- hafts
-
noun,
a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
- fusee
-
noun,
a wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed.
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- fresh
-
noun,
the fresh part or time.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- scurf
-
noun,
the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- 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.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- sauch
-
noun,
saugh.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sarc-
-
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- ruths
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- ruche
-
noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rrhea
-
- rhet.
-
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Shute
-
noun,
Nevil (Nevil Shute Norway) 1899–1960, British novelist and aeronautical engineer.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Srta.
-
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- SNAFU
-
noun,
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation:
Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up.
Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- shunt
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- sect.
-
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- shaft
-
noun,
a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Shaun
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- surah
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- sheaf
-
noun,
one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- tears
-
- restr
-
- hect-
-
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- neut.
-
- neur-
-
- Neth.
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- terr.
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- nears
-
- naut.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- hefts
-
noun,
weight; heaviness:
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- herns
-
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Hunts
-
noun,
Huntingdonshire.
- Hurst
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- hurts
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- tera-
-
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- tech.
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- refer
-
verb (used with object),
to direct for information or anything required:
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- rears
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- nucha
-
noun,
nape.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Freer
-
noun,
a person or thing that frees.
- fence
-
noun,
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- arche
-
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Cath.
-
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- anth-
-
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- 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.
- Arch.
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- ante-
-
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- uran-
-
- currs
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Ecua.
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- turfs
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- auth.
-
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Ashur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- astr.
-
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- tufas
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Cant.
-
- Aust.
-
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Esth.
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- feces
-
noun,
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- caus.
-
- Faust
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
- Faure
-
noun,
Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
- fauns
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- cent.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- 30-30
-
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- fetus
-
noun,
(used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- cert.
-
- chafe
-
noun,
irritation; annoyance.
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- acet-
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- char-
-
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Chute
-
noun,
an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- chufa
-
noun,
an African plant, Cyperus esculentus sativus, of the sedge family, having a tuberous, edible root.
- UNHCR
-
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- churr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- treas
-
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- chuse
-
verb (used with or without object),
Archaic. choose.
- UNRRA
-
- 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.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Ruhr
-
noun,
a river in W Germany, flowing NW and W into the Rhine. 144 miles (232 km) long.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- CanF
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- RNAS
-
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- tchr
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- taur
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- CERN
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- Rus.
-
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- afr-
-
- AFSC
-
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- USCA
-
- USAR
-
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- USAF
-
noun,
the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- ant.
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- aet.
-
- USHA
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- str.
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ste.
-
- USTC
-
- USRC
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- aer-
-
- acr-
-
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- USNA
-
- ACTH
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- sur-
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- shut
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- shr.
-
- ANTU
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Aus.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- aut-
-
- saur
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tanh
-
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Can.
-
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- arr.
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Urfa
-
noun,
a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
- 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.
- sech
-
- sec.
-
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- scr.
-
- sch.
-
- scfh
-
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- uret
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- cet-
-
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- heft
-
noun,
weight; heaviness:
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- etc.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Eur.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- tRNA
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- fac.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Ens.
-
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- FERA
-
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- fth.
-
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- Thur
-
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- frt.
-
- Frs.
-
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Frau
-
noun,
a married woman; a wife.
- thus
-
adverb,
in the way just indicated; in this way:
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- fur.
-
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Fahr
-
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- haft
-
noun,
a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- fec.
-
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fut.
-
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- Faun
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Nah.
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- ctr.
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Tush
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 1080
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- RCAF
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cur.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- ter.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- UNEF
-
- ref.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- chef
-
noun,
the chief cook, especially in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus, ordering foodstuffs, overseeing food preparation, and supervising the kitchen staff.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Cres
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Chr.
-
- chs.
-
- FRCS
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- cts.
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- EFTA
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Tues
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Neh.
-
- tufa
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- turf
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- ect-
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- NCTE
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- suf
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- th-
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- tfr
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- USR
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TSH
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tue
-
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Une
-
- ure
-
- 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.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- UAE
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TRH
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TCA
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Tu.
-
- TCS
-
- UAR
-
- 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.
- USA
-
- USC
-
- UCR
-
- unc
-
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- uns
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- UFC
-
- UHF
-
- THC
-
- trf
-
- ur-
-
- USN
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TSE
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ene
-
- en-
-
- Ehr
-
- EHF
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ef-
-
- EEC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECF
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ctf
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSF
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- FCS
-
- ft.
-
- FSR
-
- FSH
-
- FSA
-
- FRC
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- FHA
-
- FET
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- FCA
-
- ERT
-
- 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.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- eu-
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- AFC
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- AHE
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AFS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARU
-
- AEF
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AUC
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- Af.
-
- ac-
-
- ARS
-
- ase
-
- CRS
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CNS
-
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- cfh
-
- CFA
-
- CEF
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ct.
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ch.
-
- cf.
-
- CAF
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- FTC
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- HCF
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- 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.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RTF
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RAF
-
- Re.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Sr.
-
- SNU
-
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- sht
-
- SHF
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- SHA
-
- Sfc
-
- 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).
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SCF
-
- sc.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RCS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- NES
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NSF
-
- NFS
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- hf.
-
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- NFC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- NHA
-
- NHS
-
- NSC
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- hr.
-
- NSU
-
- HCR
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- FE
-
- 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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- fn
-
- SN
-
- SF
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TN
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NF
-
- SA
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RC
-
- CU
-
- RH
-
- U.
-
- RN
-
- UC
-
- h.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- S.
-
- NH
-
- RF
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- CE
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- RU
-
- N.
-
- FC
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SU
-