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- gate-crasher
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noun,
a person who attends or enters a social function without an invitation, a theater without a ticket, etc.
- ethnarchies
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noun,
the government, office, or jurisdiction of an ethnarch.
- thearchies
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noun,
the rule or government of God or of a god.
- catenaries
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noun,
Mathematics. the curve assumed approximately by a heavy uniform cord or chain hanging freely from two points not in the same vertical line. Equation: y = k cos h (x / k).
- hatcheries
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noun,
a place for hatching eggs of hens, fish, etc., especially a large, commercial or government site where the young are hatched, cared for, and sold or distributed.
- heresiarch
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noun,
a leader in heresy; the leader of a heretical sect.
- earthshine
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noun,
the faint illumination of the part of the moon not illuminated by sunlight, as during a crescent phase, caused by the reflection of light from the earth.
- rehearings
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noun,
a second presentation of the evidence and arguments of a case before the court of original presentation.
- catarrhine
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noun,
a catarrhine animal.
- herniates
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verb (used without object),
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- caseinate
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noun,
a metallic salt of casein.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- rancherie
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noun,
an Indian village or settlement, especially one located on a reserve.
- careerist
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noun,
a person who follows a career.
- ingathers
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verb (used with object),
to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- ethnarchs
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noun,
the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.
- recreants
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noun,
a coward.
- reheating
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noun,
heating again.
- Reichsrat
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noun,
German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- Reichstag
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noun,
the lower house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- archeries
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noun,
the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
- heritance
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noun,
inheritance.
- heritages
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noun,
something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition:
- rehearing
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noun,
a second presentation of the evidence and arguments of a case before the court of original presentation.
- granaries
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noun,
a storehouse or repository for grain, especially after it has been threshed or husked.
- Hanseatic
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noun,
any of the towns belonging to the Hanseatic League.
- gentrices
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noun,
gentility; high birth.
- anarchies
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noun,
a state of society without government or law.
- rancheria
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noun,
a family household unit or settlement.
- creatines
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- Catherine
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noun,
a female given name.
- searching
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noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- hierarchs
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noun,
a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- teach-ins
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- teachings
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noun,
the act or profession of a person who teaches.
- traceries
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- terracing
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noun,
something formed as a terrace.
- tarriance
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noun,
delay.
- garnishee
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noun,
a person served with a garnishment.
- insheathe
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verb (used with object),
ensheathe.
- agentries
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noun,
the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
- earthrise
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noun,
the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it.
- arresting
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- recharges
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noun,
an act or instance of recharging.
- thrashing
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noun,
a flogging; whipping.
- trenchers
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noun,
a person or thing that digs trenches.
- chantages
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noun,
blackmail.
- ecarinate
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adjective,
having no carina or keel.
- anarchist
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noun,
a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism.
- re-search
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verb (used with or without object),
to search or search for again.
- retainers
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- errancies
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- iterances
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noun,
iteration.
- rhatanies
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noun,
either of two South American shrubs belonging to the genus Krameria, of the legume family, K. tiandra (knotty rhatany or Peruvian rhatany) or K. argentea (Brazilian rhatany or Pará rhatany)
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- sheathing
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noun,
the act of a person who sheathes.
- heightens
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verb (used with object),
to increase the height of; make higher.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- schreiner
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noun,
Olive ("Ralph Iron") c1862–1920, English author and feminist.
- stingaree
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noun,
a stingray.
- Aristarch
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noun,
a severe critic.
- chantries
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noun,
an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
- ternaries
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noun,
a group of three.
- increaser
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noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- acierates
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- carrageen
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noun,
Irish moss.
- astringer
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noun,
a person who trains and flies short-winged hawks, as the goshawk.
- Changsha
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hunan province, in SE China.
- Shanghai
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verb (used with object),
to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- serenata
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- thanages
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noun,
the tenure by which lands were held by a thane.
- Sancerre
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noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- chargers
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noun,
a person or thing that charges.
- sagenite
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noun,
a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
- scathing
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- heartens
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verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- thresher
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noun,
a person or thing that threshes.
- sea-gate
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noun,
a navigable channel giving access to the sea.
- Changteh
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noun,
Changde.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- gharries
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noun,
a horse-drawn cab or carriage used in India and Egypt.
- gentries
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- Charites
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plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- hearties
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noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- ringster
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noun,
a member of a ring, especially a political or price-fixing ring.
- angaries
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noun,
the right of a belligerent state to seize and use the property of neutrals for purposes of warfare, subject to payment of full compensation.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- anergies
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- Genseric
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noun,
a.d. c390–477, king of the Vandals, conqueror in northern Africa and Italy.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- genetics
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noun,
Biology. the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
- crashing
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noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- greenish
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adjective,
somewhat green; having a tinge of green.
- racinage
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noun,
decorative treatment of leather with colors and acids to produce a branchlike effect.
- arsenate
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- gentrice
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noun,
gentility; high birth.
- Rinehart
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noun,
Mary Roberts, 1876–1958, U.S. novelist and playwright.
- Hargeisa
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noun,
a city in NW Somalia.
- citharas
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noun,
kithara.
- sangaree
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noun,
sangría.
- archings
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noun,
arched work or formation.
- hearings
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noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- asthenia
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noun,
lack or loss of strength; weakness.
- chanties
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noun,
chantey.
- narrates
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- carriage
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noun,
a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance.
- Cheshire
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noun,
Formerly Chester. a county in NW England. 899 sq. mi. (2328 sq. km).
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- arranges
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verb (used with object),
to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly:
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- asthenic
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noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- greatens
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- chanters
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noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- cheaters
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- grantees
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- cherries
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noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- sarcenet
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noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- cheetahs
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noun,
a cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of southwestern Asia and Africa, resembling a leopard but having certain doglike characteristics, often trained for hunting deer, antelope, etc.: an endangered species.
- archines
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noun,
arshin.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- argentic
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adjective,
of or containing silver and having a valence greater than the corresponding argentous compound.
- Gretchen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- segreant
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adjective,
(of a griffin) rampant.
- Christen
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verb (used with object),
to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- Chretien
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noun,
Jean, born 1934, Canadian politician: prime minister 1993–2003.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- inarches
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- chantage
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noun,
blackmail.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- atherine
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noun,
an atherine fish.
- hatching
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noun,
hachure (def 2).
- Chartres
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral.
- grecians
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noun,
a Greek.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- Grenache
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noun,
a variety of grape used in winemaking, especially for table wines in the Rhône Valley of France and for a type of rosé in California.
- arraigns
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verb (used with object),
to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
- Thrasher
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noun,
a person or thing that thrashes.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- arginase
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noun,
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
- Thracian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Thrace.
- 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.
- Shang-ti
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noun,
the chief of the ancient Chinese gods.
- hierarch
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noun,
a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- generics
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noun,
a generic term.
- estrange
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verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- 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.:
- rentiers
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- acierate
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- ingather
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verb (used with object),
to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- enargite
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noun,
a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
- theriacs
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- 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.
- Eisenach
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noun,
a city in central Germany.
- acreages
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noun,
extent or area in acres; acres collectively.
- 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.
- Achernar
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noun,
a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Eridanus.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- trencher
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noun,
a person or thing that digs trenches.
- etchings
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noun,
the act or process of making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass, etc., by the corrosive action of an acid instead of by a burin.
- heritage
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noun,
something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition:
- ethnarch
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noun,
the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.
- tanagers
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noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- echinate
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adjective,
bristly; prickly.
- regrates
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verb (used with object),
to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Achinese
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noun,
Atjehnese.
- Carthage
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noun,
an ancient city-state in N Africa, near modern Tunis: founded by the Phoenicians in the middle of the 9th century b.c.; destroyed in 146 b.c. in the last of the Punic Wars.
- herniate
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verb (used without object),
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- Stringer
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noun,
a person or thing that strings.
- Rhaetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- retrench
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verb (used with object),
to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses).
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- Stranger
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noun,
a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
- cartages
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noun,
the act or cost of carting.
- shagreen
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noun,
an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc.
- Carnegie
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noun,
Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- heighten
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verb (used with object),
to increase the height of; make higher.
- enriches
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- ace-high
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adjective,
(of a poker hand) having an ace as the highest card.
- carnages
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noun,
the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- sheeting
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noun,
the act of covering with or forming into a sheet or sheets.
- errhines
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noun,
a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- Register
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noun,
a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- Steichen
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noun,
Edward, 1879–1973, U.S. photographer.
- ranchers
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noun,
a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- high-sea
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noun,
the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
- Canarese
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noun,
one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.
- agrestic
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adjective,
rural; rustic.
- canaigre
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noun,
a plant, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the buckwheat family, found from Oklahoma to California, having clustered, tuberous roots that yield tannin.
- heathens
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noun,
(in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- teach-in
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- teaching
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noun,
the act or profession of a person who teaches.
- Charente
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noun,
a department in W France. 2306 sq. mi. (5975 sq. km). Capital: Angoulême.
- tear-gas
-
noun,
a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- changers
-
noun,
a person or thing that changes something.
- tracheas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- caterers
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- Srinagar
-
noun,
a city in and the summer capital of Kashmir, on the Jhelum River.
- Caterina
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- cresting
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noun,
Architecture. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.
- Sergeant
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noun,
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- genearch
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noun,
a chief of a family or tribe.
- righters
-
noun,
a person who rights or redresses:
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- Asherite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Asher.
- arsenite
-
noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- greenths
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noun,
green growth; verdure.
- steering
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noun,
the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- chagrins
-
noun,
a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- recreant
-
noun,
a coward.
- chainage
-
noun,
a length as measured by a surveyor's chain or tape.
- terrines
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- gahnites
-
noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- 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.
- recharge
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noun,
an act or instance of recharging.
- 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.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Cesarean
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noun,
Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- heathers
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noun,
any of various heaths, especially Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small, pinkish-purple flowers.
- agencies
-
noun,
an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another:
- shearing
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noun,
(Sir) George Albert, 1919–2011, English jazz pianist and composer.
- earreach
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noun,
earshot.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- Traherne
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noun,
Thomas, 1637?–74, English writer.
- canister
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- reagents
-
noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- Serratia
-
noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- catarrhs
-
noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- tracings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- harries
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- 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.
- casting
-
noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- hectare
-
noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- cashier
-
noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- hegaris
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- Heather
-
noun,
any of various heaths, especially Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small, pinkish-purple flowers.
- terrane
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- hegiras
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- Rhaetia
-
noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- cartage
-
noun,
the act or cost of carting.
- heights
-
noun,
extent or distance upward:
- catarrh
-
noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- cateran
-
noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Harriet
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- hatches
-
noun,
the act of hatching.
- harshen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become harsh:
- Shearer
-
noun,
Moira (Moira Shearer King) 1926–2006, British ballerina.
- Sharrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sharon.
- cerates
-
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.
- hashing
-
noun,
Radio. interference of signals between two stations on the same or adjacent frequencies.
- centri-
-
- centres
-
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.
- centare
-
noun,
centiare.
- caterer
-
noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- hearing
-
noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- hearten
-
verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- hearths
-
noun,
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- Cathars
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- hangers
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- heathen
-
noun,
(in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
- Heaters
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- Chester
-
noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- garners
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- gahnite
-
noun,
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl 2 O 4 .
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- earthen
-
adjective,
composed of earth.
- gaiters
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- Ganesha
-
noun,
the Hindu god of wisdom.
- earring
-
noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- earings
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Earhart
-
noun,
Amelia (Mary) 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.
- earache
-
noun,
pain in the ear; otalgia.
- garnets
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- garnish
-
noun,
something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.
- tarnish
-
noun,
a tarnished coating.
- garrets
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- teacher
-
noun,
a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- teaches
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- gastric
-
adjective,
pertaining to the stomach.
- tearing
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- gastrin
-
noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- cringes
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- Gathers
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- stinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- Erigena
-
noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- Eritrea
-
noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enteric
-
noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- erratas
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- enrages
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- errhine
-
noun,
a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
- strange
-
adverb,
in a strange manner.
- enchase
-
verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- encages
-
verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- escheat
-
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.
- sthenic
-
adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- sthenia
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- rhachis
-
noun,
rachis.
- etching
-
noun,
the act or process of making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass, etc., by the corrosive action of an acid instead of by a burin.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- ethanes
-
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.
- tanager
-
noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- Tangier
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- ethnics
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- Stagira
-
noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- gearset
-
noun,
a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
- ha-Nasi
-
noun,
Judah, Judah ha-Nasi.
- greenth
-
noun,
green growth; verdure.
- Gratiae
-
plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- Gratian
-
noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- cheater
-
noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- gratine
-
verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- gratins
-
noun,
au gratin.
- chasten
-
verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- chasing
-
noun,
a design chased on metal.
- greaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that greases.
- greaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- charter
-
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.
- Greater
-
noun,
a person who has achieved importance or distinction in a field:
- Grecian
-
noun,
a Greek.
- charges
-
noun,
expense or cost:
- graters
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- charger
-
noun,
a person or thing that charges.
- greisen
-
noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- chanter
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- changes
-
noun,
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
- changer
-
noun,
a person or thing that changes something.
- Shriner
-
noun,
a member of a fraternal order (Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) that is an auxiliary of the Masonic order and is dedicated to good fellowship, health programs, charitable works, etc.
- chaines
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- chahars
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Qahar.
- chagrin
-
noun,
a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- Chagres
-
noun,
a river in Panama, flowing through Gatun Lake into the Caribbean Sea.
- Sheitan
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- sheathe
-
verb (used with object),
to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath.
- cheetah
-
noun,
a cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of southwestern Asia and Africa, resembling a leopard but having certain doglike characteristics, often trained for hunting deer, antelope, etc.: an endangered species.
- Chenier
-
noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- crenate
-
adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- cienaga
-
noun,
a swamp or marsh, especially one formed and fed by springs.
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- generic
-
noun,
a generic term.
- genesic
-
adjective,
pertaining to genesis or reproduction; genetic.
- craters
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- genetic
-
adjective,
Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- Genista
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- cithara
-
noun,
kithara.
- Geraint
-
noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- gerents
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- Teheran
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943.
- tenaces
-
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.
- Cherish
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for:
- tenches
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- gnathic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the jaw.
- Chinese
-
noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- gracias
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- tenrecs
-
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.
- granita
-
noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- granite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- grantee
-
noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- Shaitan
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- terries
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- carreta
-
noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- sarangi
-
noun,
(in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- Thraces
-
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.
- negates
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- Arachne
-
noun,
a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider for her presumption.
- neither
-
pronoun,
not either; not one person or the other; not one thing or the other:
- Hengist
-
noun,
died a.d. 488? chief of the Jutes: with his brother Horsa led the Teutonic invasion of southern Britain c440.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- anthers
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- sangria
-
noun,
an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- rrhagia
-
- Archean
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to rocks of the Archeozoic portion of the Precambrian Era.
- ringers
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- rah-rah
-
adjective,
marked by or expressive of ardently enthusiastic spirit:
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- rancher
-
noun,
a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- anarchs
-
noun,
anarchist.
- ranches
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- aitches
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- rangers
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- righter
-
noun,
a person who rights or redresses:
- Richter
-
noun,
Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- archers
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- Ahishar
-
noun,
a chamberlain in Solomon's household. I Kings 4:6.
- Seagirt
-
noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- therian
-
noun,
a therian animal.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Artigas
-
noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- inheres
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- arteri-
-
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- integer
-
noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- arrange
-
verb (used with object),
to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly:
- arraign
-
verb (used with object),
to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Sarcina
-
noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- satanic
-
adjective,
of Satan.
- narrate
-
verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- Sarnath
-
noun,
an ancient Buddhist pilgrimage center in N India, near Varanasi: Buddha's first sermon preached here; many ancient Buddhist monuments.
- Sargent
-
noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- archsee
-
noun,
archbishopric.
- archit.
-
- arching
-
noun,
arched work or formation.
- archine
-
noun,
arshin.
- richens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- acerate
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- actings
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- Rhenish
-
noun,
British. Rhine wine.
- acreage
-
noun,
extent or area in acres; acres collectively.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- rentier
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- achenes
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- Achates
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) the faithful companion and friend of Aeneas.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- resting
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Reigate
-
noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retches
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Trigere
-
noun,
Pauline, 1909–2002, U.S. fashion designer, born in France.
- retires
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- retrace
-
verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Rhetian
-
noun,
Raetic.
- Aegates
-
noun,
ancient name of Egadi.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Agenais
-
noun,
an ancient region of SW France.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ratings
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- trachea
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- tracing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- reaches
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- agnates
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- reagent
-
noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- tragics
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- reagins
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- regrets
-
noun,
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- agarics
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- tranche
-
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:
- against
-
Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- aethers
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- regains
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- aerates
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- regrate
-
verb (used with object),
to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- Saracen
-
noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- Herries
-
verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- heretic
-
noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- Herring
-
noun,
an important food fish, Clupea harengus harengus, found in enormous shoals in the North Atlantic.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- thanage
-
noun,
the tenure by which lands were held by a thane.
- thenars
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- hernias
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- incages
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- cahiers
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- terrine
-
noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- H-hinge
-
noun,
a strap hinge having the form of an H with the joint in the crossbar.
- theines
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- seating
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Asherah
-
noun,
an ancient Semitic goddess, sometimes identified with Ashtoreth and Astarte, worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- hitches
-
noun,
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily.
- Ashanti
-
noun,
a former native kingdom and British colony in W Africa: now a region of Ghana. 9700 sq. mi. (25,123 sq. km). Capital: Kumasi.
- ingates
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Athenai
-
noun,
Greek name of Athens.
- henries
-
noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- serrate
-
adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- hetaira
-
noun,
hetaera.
- carinas
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Theresa
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called Theresa of Avila [ah-vee-lah] /ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
- carnage
-
noun,
the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
- ingesta
-
plural noun,
substances ingested.
- Hichens
-
noun,
Robert Smythe [smahyth,, smahyth] /smaɪð,, smaɪθ/ (Show IPA), 1864–1950, English novelist.
- therein
-
adverb,
in or into that place or thing.
- ergates
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Asenath
-
noun,
the wife of Joseph and the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim. Gen. 41:45; 46:20.
- hetaera
-
noun,
a highly cultured courtesan or concubine, especially in ancient Greece.
- caritas
-
noun,
charity.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Hirsch
-
noun,
John Stephen, 1930–1989, Canadian stage director, born in Hungary.
- garish
-
adjective,
crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- hinges
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- hights
-
noun,
height.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Highet
-
noun,
Gilbert, 1906–78, U.S. writer and classical scholar.
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- Gathic
-
noun,
an ancient Iranian language of the Indo-European family; the language in which the Gathas were written.
Compare Avestan.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- gather
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- Hsiang
-
noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China.
- rasher
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- 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.
- raster
-
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.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- hearth
-
noun,
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gastr-
-
- garths
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Garter
-
noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- 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.
- hearts
-
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.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- hither
-
Idioms,
hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there:
- Garret
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- Hering
-
noun,
Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- escent
-
- Hegira
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- 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.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- Herrin
-
noun,
a town in S Illinois.
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- height
-
noun,
extent or distance upward:
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Strega
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Hecate
-
noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- recti-
-
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- regent
-
noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- heaths
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- regret
-
noun,
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rehash
-
noun,
the act of rehashing.
- Herter
-
noun,
Christian Archibald, 1895–1966, U.S. politician: secretary of state 1959–61.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- ethine
-
noun,
acetylene.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- 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.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- etches
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Greats
-
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Harris
-
noun,
Benjamin, c1660–c1720, English journalist who published the first newspaper in America 1690.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- grater
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- Granth
-
noun,
the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- hasher
-
noun,
a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- Sharra
-
noun,
a member of a Mongol people inhabiting Outer Mongolia.
- Ithaca
-
noun,
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
Greek Itháki.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- hangar
-
noun,
a shed or shelter.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- hanger
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- griths
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- grinch
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- irreg.
-
- Harare
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Zimbabwe, in the NE part.
- greets
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- sheath
-
noun,
a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- intra-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- gerent
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- nights
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- gerahs
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- genit.
-
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- rights
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) civil rights.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- 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.
- 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.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- geisha
-
noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- grani-
-
- neighs
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- Graeae
-
plural noun,
three old sea goddesses who had but one eye and one tooth among them and were the protectors of their sisters the Gorgons.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Sharia
-
noun,
law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- sirrah
-
noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- Ichang
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yichang.
- gestic
-
adjective,
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- nether
-
adjective,
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
- Sangha
-
noun,
a community of Buddhist monks.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- girths
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- thighs
-
noun,
the part of the lower limb in humans between the hip and the knee.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- arsen-
-
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- anarch
-
noun,
anarchist.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- 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.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- 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.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- thence
-
adverb,
from that place:
- agates
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- aghast
-
adjective,
struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror:
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- arthr-
-
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Chahar
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Qahar.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- agric.
-
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- aright
-
adverb,
rightly; correctly; properly:
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- ashcan
-
noun,
a large metal barrel, can, or similar receptacle for ashes, garbage, or refuse.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- charge
-
noun,
expense or cost:
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- charas
-
noun,
hashish.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- 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.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- change
-
noun,
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- thrash
-
noun,
an act or instance of thrashing; beating; blow.
- charrs
-
noun,
char2 .
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- 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.
- archi-
-
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- chaeta
-
noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- archt.
-
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- Charta
-
noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- centi-
-
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- centr-
-
- chirrs
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- 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.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- cerat-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- cheths
-
noun,
heth.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- things
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- thresh
-
noun,
the act of threshing.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- arhats
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Tanach
-
noun,
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or Neviim, and the Hagiographa or Ketuvim, taken as a whole.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- aching
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- eights
-
noun,
crazy eights.
- Achish
-
noun,
the king of the Philistine city of Gath, who twice gave refuge to David. I Sam. 21:10–15.
- eighth
-
noun,
an eighth part, especially of one (⅛).
- Athena
-
noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- Achsah
-
noun,
the daughter of Caleb who was promised in marriage to the conqueror of the city of Debir. Josh. 15:16–19; Judges 1:12–15.
- egrets
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- actin-
-
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- thegns
-
noun,
thane.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- 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.
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Aachen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: coronation city of German kings 936–1531.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enters
-
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:
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enter-
-
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- trich-
-
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- encage
-
verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- 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.
- 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.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- 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.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Aeneas
-
noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- treasr
-
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- trans.
-
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- 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.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Aegean
-
noun,
the. Aegean Sea.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- astr.
-
- thegn
-
noun,
thane.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- hitch
-
noun,
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily.
- Iran.
-
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- ASEAN
-
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- 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.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- incr.
-
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- arrgt
-
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- thigh
-
noun,
the part of the lower limb in humans between the hip and the knee.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- thing
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- ichth
-
- Isth.
-
- inst.
-
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scat-
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- sect.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- arith
-
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- IATSE
-
- intr.
-
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- stge.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Recit
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- treas
-
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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:
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- aghas
-
noun,
aga.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- rears
-
- aeri-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- acet-
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- aceae
-
- restr
-
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trig.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- 30-30
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- rhin-
-
- Regt.
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- rhet.
-
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- actg.
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reni-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- night
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ante-
-
- anth-
-
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- nears
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- arche
-
- Arch.
-
- sarc-
-
- 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.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- sanit
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Neth.
-
- anti-
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- anat.
-
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Aisha
-
noun,
a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- right
-
noun,
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral:
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- anis-
-
- angi-
-
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- rrhea
-
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- hist.
-
- Cant.
-
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- Singh
-
- Ghana
-
noun,
a republic in West Africa comprising the former colonies of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the protectorate of the Northern Territories, and the U.N. trusteeship of British Togoland: member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1957. 91,843 sq. mi. (237,873 sq. km). Capital: Accra.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- ghast
-
adjective,
ghastly.
- Ghats
-
noun,
Eastern Ghats.
- ghees
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- Ghent
-
noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girsh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- sing.
-
- girth
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- cine-
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- tera-
-
- sight
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- char-
-
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- 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.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- cheth
-
noun,
heth.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- 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.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- tech.
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- ster.
-
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- 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.
- 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 .
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- tangs
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Esth.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- 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.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- engr.
-
- 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.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- Gatha
-
noun,
one of several groups of hymns (the Gathas) forming the oldest part of the Avesta.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Srta.
-
- tears
-
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- crit.
-
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- gains
-
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- 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.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- 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.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- 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.
- herns
-
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- terr.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- 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.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- heths
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Hasan
-
noun,
(al-Hasan) a.d. 624?–669? Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- 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: ¢.
- Hatch
-
noun,
the act of hatching.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Cath.
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Hench
-
noun,
Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- henge
-
noun,
a Neolithic monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and ditch and often containing additional features including one or more circles of upright stone or wood pillars: probably used for ritual purposes or for marking astronomical events, as solstices and equinoxes.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- seti-
-
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Heath
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- cata-
-
- Hecht
-
noun,
Also called bird dismount. a dismount, as from the horizontal bar, in which a gymnast releases the apparatus at the height of a backswing, sails forward with outstretched arms and legs, and lands upright on the feet.
- heigh
-
interjection,
(an exclamation used to call attention, give encouragement, etc.)
- hect-
-
- 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.
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- hight
-
noun,
height.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hagar
-
noun,
the mother of Ishmael. Gen. 16.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- hagia
-
plural noun,
the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- ha-ha
-
noun,
sunk fence.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- highs
-
noun,
Automotive. high gear:
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Chaga
-
noun,
a member of a Bantu people of northern Tanzania.
- hangs
-
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- grith
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- shtg.
-
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- Shiah
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Shiʿites.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- hier-
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Seric
-
- Hansa
-
noun,
a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
- cert.
-
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- Thach
-
noun,
Edward, Teach, Edward.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- 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.
- harsh
-
adjective,
ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sec.
-
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tRNA
-
- stg.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ste.
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- sech
-
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tanh
-
- str.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- thi-
-
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- tri-
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- the-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- rit.
-
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- 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.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- 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.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sig.
-
- shr.
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- ter.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sat.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sra.
-
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- 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.
- Shah
-
noun,
(formerly, in Iran) king; sovereign.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tchr
-
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- ten.
-
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sch.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sci.
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- scr.
-
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 1080
-
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Haag
-
noun,
Den [den] /dɛn/ (Show IPA) a Dutch name of The Hague.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- gres
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ghee
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- gras
-
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- cat.
-
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Hag.
-
- Hahn
-
noun,
Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hgt.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- High
-
noun,
Automotive. high gear:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- 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.
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- hath
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- 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.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- hash
-
noun,
a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- atic
-
- hehs
-
noun,
he2 .
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- ates
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- her.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- IAEA
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- est.
-
- ergs
-
- crat
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- ect-
-
- Ens.
-
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- etc.
-
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Gen.
-
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- cet-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- CERN
-
- 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.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- 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.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- chs.
-
- Chr.
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- chg.
-
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- 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.
- asc-
-
- Heth
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Neh.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- AAEE
-
- 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.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- AHSA
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- iana
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Nah.
-
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NCTE
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCAA
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- agst
-
- NACA
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- acea
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ACTH
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agr.
-
- NIRA
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agit
-
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agha
-
noun,
aga.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- NTIA
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- 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.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ins.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Ire.
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arg.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- arr.
-
- art.
-
- IATA
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- ICSH
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ign.
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- int.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Anas
-
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- regr
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reg.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ANSI
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ant.
-
- AIA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CRS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Ar.
-
- ac-
-
- TSH
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- CIE
-
- an.
-
- ag-
-
- TSI
-
- Eg.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- CTA
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- ctg
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- cte
-
- CNS
-
- 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.
- CST
-
- TCA
-
- CSR
-
- TSE
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- Aar
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- TCS
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- AAE
-
- AHE
-
- CIA
-
- ca.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CAI
-
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CAA
-
- ct.
-
- ANG
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cs.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TIA
-
- cr.
-
- ch.
-
- THC
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ASR
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- ast
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- 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.
- ATC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- th-
-
- ACS
-
- Agh
-
- TRH
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- AGC
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CGS
-
- CGI
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- TGN
-
- AIC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CEA
-
- Agt
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- Tng
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- ea.
-
- 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.
- EAA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ier
-
- RNA
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- IHS
-
- in.
-
- ine
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ing
-
- INH
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Ia.
-
- Re.
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HCR
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- SHA
-
- Sgt
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- ean
-
- 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).
- ics
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NHA
-
- NHG
-
- NHI
-
- NHS
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NIH
-
- nr.
-
- rt.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- RTS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- rte
-
- NGC
-
- ISR
-
- NAA
-
- ist
-
- RNR
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- RCS
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- sc.
-
- 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:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NES
-
- SAR
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- 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).
- STI
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- RCN
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gi.
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- 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.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- GCA
-
- ec-
-
- 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.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ECA
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- ECG
-
- EEC
-
- EEG
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ene
-
- RCA
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GCE
-
- GTS
-
- GSA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- GSC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- GSR
-
- sht
-
- gt.
-
- GTC
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Gr.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- HIH
-
- hr.
-
- HRH
-
- HSH
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- shh
-
interjection,
sh.
- hah
-
interjection,
ha.
- GCI
-
- gre
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Ges
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- GCR
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- GCT
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- Sta
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- St.
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Gee
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noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Sr.
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- rat
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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.
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- get
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noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- git
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noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- GIs
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noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- GIN
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gie
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noun,
gi.
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- GHA
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- SAA
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- RN
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- RI
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RC
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- RH
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SA
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- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- S.
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- i.
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- SG
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- T1
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- GH
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- SN
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- GC
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- G.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- t.
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- TG
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TC
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- ee
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- EI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- GN
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- h.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
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- R.
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- NH
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- TN
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- NI
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- NG
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- HH
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IG
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- ic
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- HG
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- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- CE
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- rg
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