Anagrams of heteroecism
Word heteroecism has
929 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of heteroecism.
- threesome
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noun,
three forming a group.
- ice-sheet
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noun,
a broad, thick sheet of ice covering an extensive area for a long period of time.
- chromites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- ectomeres
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noun,
any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- trichomes
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- rest-home
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noun,
a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- Stroheim
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noun,
Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- Mitscher
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noun,
Marc Andrew, 1887–1947, U.S. naval officer and aviator.
- meteoric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- Cheremis
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noun,
Mari.
- tiresome
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adjective,
causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome:
- cheerios
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- trichome
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noun,
Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- eremites
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- homesite
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noun,
a plot of land for a home.
- Christo-
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- chimeres
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noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- shoetree
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noun,
one of a pair of foot-shaped devices, usually of metal or wood, for placing in a shoe to maintain its shape when it is not being worn.
- erethism
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noun,
an unusual or excessive degree of irritability or stimulation in an organ or tissue.
- Hermetic
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adjective,
made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- hemisect
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verb (used with object),
to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- isotherm
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noun,
Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- trochees
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- Timorese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Timor.
- isothere
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- theories
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noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- reechoes
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noun,
a repeated echo.
- ectomere
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noun,
any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- chromite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- chimere
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noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- torches
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noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- hetero-
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- rochets
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- heriots
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- Hermite
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noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, French mathematician.
- shortie
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noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- metiers
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- chromes
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noun,
chromium.
- heretic
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noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- secrete
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noun,
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- Shemite
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noun,
a Semite.
- coheres
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verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- stereo-
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- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- hectors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- mercies
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noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- heteros
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noun,
Informal. a heterosexual person.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- Thermos
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noun,
a vacuum bottle or similar container lined with an insulating material, such as polystyrene, to keep liquids hot or cold.
- smother
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noun,
dense, stifling smoke.
- emetics
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- remotes
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- tochers
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- cermets
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- theorem
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noun,
Mathematics. a theoretical proposition, statement, or formula embodying something to be proved from other propositions or formulas.
- thermo-
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- Chester
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noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- thermic
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adjective,
thermal (def 1).
- emeries
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noun,
a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- thermes
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noun,
therm.
- trochee
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- ostrich
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- retches
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noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- tricho-
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- chemise
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noun,
a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
- Homeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- 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.
- coheirs
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noun,
a joint heir.
- eremite
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- mithers
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noun,
mother1 .
- echoism
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noun,
onomatopoeia.
- cheerio
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- chemist
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noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- Erechim
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- cheiro-
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- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- heroism
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noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- cheeros
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interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- mortice
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Hermes
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noun,
the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
Compare Mercury (def 3).
- Hermit
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noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- heroic
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Hester
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noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- heroes
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noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Orchis
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noun,
any orchid.
- hereto
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adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- te-hee
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noun,
a titter; snicker.
- emeers
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noun,
emir.
- emetic
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- emotes
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verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- theism
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noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- theirs
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- somite
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- esteem
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noun,
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
- Esther
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noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- etches
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noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- hecto-
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- Hector
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- techie
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noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- seemer
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noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- smitch
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noun,
smidgen.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- micro-
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- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- Richet
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noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- riches
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- mirths
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noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- Mister
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- rhotic
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noun,
a rhotic sound.
- miters
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mither
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noun,
mother1 .
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Rheims
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noun,
Reims.
- retems
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noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- Mother
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noun,
a female parent.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- remote
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- remits
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- remise
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verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- reecho
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noun,
a repeated echo.
- rectos
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- recti-
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- ochers
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noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ochres
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noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- others
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noun,
the other one:
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- rochet
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- metro-
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- hiero-
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- either
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adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- smirch
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noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- histo-
-
- sitcom
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noun,
situation comedy.
- homers
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noun,
Baseball. home run.
- Horite
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noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- hosier
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noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- shicer
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noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- ichors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Sereth
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noun,
German name of Siret.
- Semite
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noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- 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.
- seethe
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noun,
the act of seething.
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Ithome
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 feet (802 meters).
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scherm
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noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- scheme
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noun,
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Romish
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adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- mestee
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noun,
mustee.
- meteor
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noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- meters
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noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- emcees
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noun,
master of ceremonies.
- heriot
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- chemo-
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- thrice
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adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- chrome
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noun,
chromium.
- chrom-
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- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- tremie
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noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- comtes
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noun,
count2 .
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- cheero
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interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- Christ
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noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- cheers
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noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cheese
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noun,
the curd of milk separated from the whey and prepared in many ways as a food.
- chrism
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noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- trich-
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- CERMET
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- cherem
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noun,
herem.
- tocher
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- Cherie
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noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- cherts
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noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- chori-
-
- chores
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noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- cosher
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verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- cremes
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noun,
cream.
- chiro-
-
- chiros
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noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- cometh
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verb,
3rd person singular present indicative of come.
- creese
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noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- troche
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noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- therme
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noun,
therm.
- therms
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noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- comers
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- coheir
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noun,
a joint heir.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- cohere
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verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- echoes
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noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Ecorse
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- therm-
-
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- meso-
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- semi-
-
- semih
-
- emcee
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noun,
master of ceremonies.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- ither
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adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meth-
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- meths
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noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- metic
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noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- chore
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noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- torch
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noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- choir
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noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Seric
-
- metr-
-
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- sero-
-
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- torcs
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- meets
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noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- scree
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- torsi
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noun,
a plural of torso.
- Scot.
-
- score
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- mech.
-
- Isth.
-
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- sect.
-
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- mero-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Theos
-
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- cert.
-
- MSChE
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- oste-
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Orth.
-
- 30-30
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- rect.
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Recit
-
- troch
-
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mich.
-
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- chem.
-
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- rhet.
-
- ChemE
-
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- seti-
-
- miso-
-
- 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.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- hect-
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- ster.
-
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- orch.
-
- hemes
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- hemo-
-
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Hemet
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- crit.
-
- 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.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- theme
-
noun,
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- thio-
-
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- theo-
-
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- ecto-
-
- theor
-
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- stome
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Esth.
-
- 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 .
- 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.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- tech.
-
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- term.
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hemi-
-
- hort.
-
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- 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.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- 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.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- homes
-
- Comr.
-
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- hist.
-
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- cores
-
- hier-
-
- sito-
-
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- the-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Sem.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- tchr
-
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- thi-
-
- scr.
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- sech
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- str.
-
- sec.
-
- Rom.
-
- 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.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- shr.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sci.
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- sch.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Ste.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- 1080
-
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- EEOC
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ctr.
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mic.
-
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- cts.
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- 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).
- iso-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- hem-
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hos.
-
- hor.
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hom-
-
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- her.
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- 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.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Ire.
-
- eso-
-
- est.
-
- IMHO
-
- IMCO
-
- etc.
-
- Ice.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- IEEE
-
- ICSH
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- mis-
-
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- MSCE
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- chm.
-
- msec
-
- MSEE
-
- MSHE
-
- Com.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- MSIE
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- OEEC
-
- Oct.
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- 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.
- cet-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- chs.
-
- Ceto
-
- Chr.
-
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Cor.
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Cort
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- hr.
-
- TSH
-
- Sr.
-
- TSI
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ct.
-
- ch.
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- cs.
-
- TRH
-
- TSE
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- HSM
-
- St.
-
- Co.
-
- CEO
-
- STM
-
- cr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ETR
-
- STI
-
- ETS
-
- HMS
-
- HCM
-
- Tro
-
- HCR
-
- ETO
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ESR
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- EEE
-
- EEC
-
- ECM
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ThM
-
- ec-
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Ehr
-
- cte
-
- CST
-
- TMO
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- EEO
-
- eir
-
- TCS
-
- CIM
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ese
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- tr.
-
- Esc
-
- ERT
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- CIE
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EIS
-
- th-
-
- THC
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EOE
-
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MIE
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MOI
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- MOR
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- 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.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- mi.
-
- MRI
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- ROI
-
- MHR
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- MHE
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MRE
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rte
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- RCS
-
- OTS
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- oic
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- OIr
-
- ose
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Re.
-
- RCT
-
- MSE
-
- MTI
-
- MSH
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MSI
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTh
-
- MTO
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- MTS
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- rt.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- RTS
-
- ht.
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- 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).
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- IHS
-
- ier
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- 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.
- io-
-
- ics
-
- Hts
-
- sho
-
- IRS
-
- HST
-
- hrs
-
- HRE
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- sht
-
- 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).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- IRO
-
- 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.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- sc.
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SCM
-
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- ite
-
- se-
-
- ITC
-
- SRO
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ISR
-
- So.
-
- ist
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- CE
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RH
-
- CM
-
- R.
-
- RC
-
- S.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ee
-
- RI
-
- RO
-
- TM
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- T1
-
- t.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- MH
-
- M.
-
- O.
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- EI
-
- TC
-