Anagrams of hesitancies
Word hesitancies has
814 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of hesitancies.
- asthenics
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noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- 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.
- cineastes
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- Caithness
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noun,
a historic county in NE Scotland.
- Aeschines
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noun,
389–314 b.c, Athenian orator: rival of Demosthenes.
- esthesia
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noun,
capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.
- shanties
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noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- Sthenias
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- stenches
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noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- sheitans
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- anthesis
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noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- antheses
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noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- enchases
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verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- escheats
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noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- chastens
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- Steichen
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noun,
Edward, 1879–1973, U.S. photographer.
- asthenic
-
noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- Eisenach
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noun,
a city in central Germany.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- echinate
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adjective,
bristly; prickly.
- snatches
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noun,
the act or an instance of snatching.
- stanches
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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.
- chastise
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verb (used with object),
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- snitches
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noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- Achinese
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noun,
Atjehnese.
- 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.
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- chanties
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noun,
chantey.
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- centesis
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noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- ichnites
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noun,
a fossil footprint.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- chaises
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- sthenic
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adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- teaches
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noun,
Informal. teacher.
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- chitins
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noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- Chinese
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noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- Cassini
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noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- sthenia
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- tahinis
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noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- Chianti
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noun,
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
- chasten
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incises
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- isatins
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- senecas
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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.
- scathes
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- sateens
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- nitchie
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North-American Indian.
- Sachsen
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noun,
German name of Saxony.
- ichnite
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noun,
a fossil footprint.
- sensate
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adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- enchase
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verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- escheat
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noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- ethanes
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- ethnics
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- Sheitan
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- hastens
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- shantis
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noun,
peace.
- Hessian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- hessite
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noun,
a rare mineral, silver telluride, Ag 2 Te, found in silver ores: sometimes contains gold.
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- sachets
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noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aitches
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noun,
the letter H, h.
- theines
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noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tenches
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noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- achenes
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noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- etches
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noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- ethane
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- thence
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adverb,
from that place:
- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- ethine
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noun,
acetylene.
- Shiite
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noun,
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- ethnic
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- shiest
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noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Shensi
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noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- theses
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noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- Sheets
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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.
- sheens
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noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- Sheena
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noun,
a female given name.
- hanses
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noun,
Hansa.
- hasten
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- thesis
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noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- hastes
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noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Hastie
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noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Thess.
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- theine
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noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- escent
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- snitch
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noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- stench
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noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- chitin
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noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- Tessin
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noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- anises
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- stanch
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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.
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sneesh
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noun,
snuff1 (def 9).
- thecia
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noun,
hymenium.
- snaths
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noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- easies
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- sachet
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noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- ecesis
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noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- thanes
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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.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Hecate
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noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- shanti
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noun,
peace.
- Shansi
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noun,
Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- Heinie
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- scathe
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- scants
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- Neches
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noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Neisse
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noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Nessie
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noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- saithe
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noun,
pollock.
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- niches
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noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- niseis
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Ischia
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noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- scents
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- heists
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noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- seiche
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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.
- chinas
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noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Hestia
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Seneca
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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.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- seisin
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noun,
seizin.
- seines
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- schist
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noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- inches
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- achene
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noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- insect
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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.
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insist
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- chines
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noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- shines
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noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- chaste
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adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- Tessie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- chests
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noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- cashes
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noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Chasse
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noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- cheats
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noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Cassie
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noun,
huisache.
- chaine
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- tahini
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noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- tenses
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noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tenace
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- castes
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- assent
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noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- censes
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verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- chains
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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.
- chases
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noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- centi-
-
- teases
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noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- stichs
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Athens
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noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- ceases
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noun,
cessation:
- chants
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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.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- chaise
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- cestas
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- techie
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noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- thins
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adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Hines
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noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- sense
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noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- Sans.
-
- hsien
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noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- hist.
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- ashen
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adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- sensa
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noun,
plural of sensum.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- sents
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noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Cenis
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noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- cense
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verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cents
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noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- sanes
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noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- hates
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noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- tech.
-
- heats
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noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hect-
-
- Heian
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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.
- Heine
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noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- cent.
-
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- sanit
-
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Hesse
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- 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.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- seti-
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- inst.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Cant.
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- init.
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Isth.
-
- istic
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- scat-
-
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- acet-
-
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- ician
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Cath.
-
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATSE
-
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- sect.
-
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- seats
-
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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- 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.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- 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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- sates
-
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.
- assn.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- 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.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Chin.
-
- anth-
-
- 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.
- anti-
-
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- ante-
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- cine-
-
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- 30-30
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- sines
-
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.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- asst.
-
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Neth.
-
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- 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.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- nests
-
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.
- 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.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- 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.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- 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.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Esth.
-
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- 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.
- SASE
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sat.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- thi-
-
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- the-
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Ste.
-
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- sch.
-
- sech
-
- sci.
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tanh
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sec.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- 1080
-
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- Can.
-
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- est.
-
- ates
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- asis
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- atic
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chs.
-
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cts.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- enc.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- ESIS
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Ens.
-
- ence
-
- cen.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cene
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- ect-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- aet.
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- ance
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- ISSN
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- AISI
-
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Nah.
-
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- int.
-
- NCTE
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neh.
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- 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.
- ACTH
-
- 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.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- itis
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- ins.
-
- asc-
-
- inae
-
- 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.
- ICSH
-
- ANSI
-
- 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.
- ant.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- 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.
- ct.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ASN
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ast
-
- ae.
-
- TIA
-
- ASI
-
- ACS
-
- CIE
-
- CNS
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- CIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- STI
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- AEC
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- at.
-
- ca.
-
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- cs.
-
- ch.
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- THC
-
- ANC
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ATC
-
- CAI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CST
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- AHE
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- th-
-
- 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.
- ase
-
- CSA
-
- ECA
-
- CTA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SCS
-
- INH
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- IHS
-
- 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.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ise
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- ics
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- cte
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ISA
-
- ish
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- NHA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SAE
-
- NIH
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NHS
-
- NHI
-
- 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:
- ist
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NES
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- sc.
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HST
-
- TSS
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- ESA
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- St.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SST
-
- EEC
-
- ec-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- Esc
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ese
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SHA
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- 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).
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- 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.
- ea.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ETS
-
- sht
-
- Sta
-
- 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).
- TN
-
- ee
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- EI
-
- NH
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SA
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CE
-
- t.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- i.
-
- ic
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- TC
-
- h.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SN
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NI
-
- T1
-
- S.
-